Rebecca

Now adapted into a major Netflix film starring Lily James, Armie Hammer, Kristin Scott Thomas, and Lily Collins, 'Rebecca' by Daphne Du Maurier is a captivating tale that has enthralled readers for generations. As Malorie Blackman eloquently puts it, "The moment I finished this story, I turned to page one and started it over again." Stephen King praises it as "Excellent entertainment... du Maurier created a scale by which modern women can measure their feelings," while Jim Crace of The Guardian hails it as "a masterpiece in which du Maurier pulls off several spectacular high-wire acts that many great writers wouldn't attempt."

The narrative follows the shy heroine as she embarks on a trip to the South of France, where she unexpectedly falls in love with the handsome widower Maxim de Winter. Although his proposal comes as a surprise, she happily agrees to marry him. However, upon arriving at Maxim's estate, Manderley, a palpable change overcomes him, and the young bride finds herself consumed by dread. Friendless in the isolated mansion, she realises that she barely knows her husband. In every corner of every room, the phantom of his beautiful first wife, Rebecca, looms large, and the new Mrs de Winter finds herself walking in her shadow.

Not since Jane Eyre has a heroine faced such a formidable challenge with the "other woman." An international bestseller that has never gone out of print, 'Rebecca' is a haunting story of a young girl consumed by love and the struggle to find her identity. As the Daily Telegraph aptly states, "As a new generation of readers are introduced to the wicked housekeeper Mrs Danvers and learn Maxim de Winter's terrible secret, this chilling, suspenseful tale is as fresh and readable as it was when it was first written."

Product Information:

Book ISBN:	9780349006574
Book Author:	Daphne Du Maurier
Book Format:	Paperback / softback
Book Imprint:	Virago Press Ltd
Book Publisher:	Little, Brown Book Group
Book Dimensions:	128 x 198 x 30 cm
Book Publication Date:	2015-07-16
Book Pagination:	432 pages
Book Weight:	340g