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The Birds And Other Stories by Daphne Du Maurier 9780349006666

The Birds And Other Stories

Daphne Du Maurier

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Summary

How long he fought with them in the darkness he could not tell, but at last the beating of the wings about him lessened and then withdrew...

A classic of alienation and horror, "The Birds" was immortalised by Hitchcock in his celebrated film. The five other chilling stories in this collection echo a sense of dislocation and mock man's sense of dominance over the natural world.

The mountain paradise of "Monte Verita" promises immortality, but at a terrible price; a neglected wife haunts her husband in the form of an apple tree; a professional photographer steps out from behind the camera and into his subject's life; a date with a cinema usherette leads to a walk in the cemetery; and a jealous father finds a remedy when three's a crowd...

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Title: The Birds And Other Stories
Author: Daphne Du Maurier
ISBN: 9780349006666
Format: Hardback
Imprint: Virago Press Ltd
Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group
Dimensions: 204 x 131 x 24 mm
Publication Date: 01 October, 2015
Pagination: 256 pages
Weight: 374 g

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