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Rebecca

by Daphne du Maurier

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ISBN13: 9780380730407
ISBN10: 0380730405
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Staff Pick

Having devoured as much Daphne du Maurier as I could get my hands on as a teenager (after my sisters were done, of course), I can confidently recommend Rebecca as the best gothic love story and mystery I have ever read.
Recommended by Mary Z., Powells.com

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With these words, the reader is ushered into an isolated gray stone mansion on the windswept Cornish coast, as the second Mrs. Maxim de Winter recalls the chilling events that transpired as she began her new life as the young bride of a husband she barely knew. For in every corner of every room were phantoms of a time dead but not forgotten — a past devotedly preserved by the sinister housekeeper, Mrs. Danvers: a suite immaculate and untouched, clothing laid out and ready to be worn, but not by any of the great house's current occupants. With an eerie presentiment of evil tightening her heart, the second Mrs. de Winter walked in the shadow of her mysterious predecessor, determined to uncover the darkest secrets and shattering truths about Maxim's first wife — the late and hauntingly beautiful Rebecca.

This special edition of Rebecca includes excerpts from Daphne du Maurier's The Rebecca Notebook and Other Memories, an essay on the real Manderley, du Maurier's original epilogue to the book, and more.

Synopsis:

Sixty years after Rebecca was first published, Daphne du Maurier's unsurpassed masterpiece continues to enthrall readers with romance and suspense, as the second Mrs. de Winter narrates the haunting events surrounding her marriage to Maxim de Winter and her growing obsession with his first wife, the beautiful, now dead Rebecca. Includes excerpts from the author's personal notes and essays, exclusive to this edition.

About the Author

Daphne du Maurier (1907&150;1989) has been called one of the great shapers of popular culture and the modern imagination. Among her more famous works are Jamaica Inn, The Scapegoat, Rebecca, and the short story "The Birds," all of which were subsequently made into films, the latter two directed by Alfred Hitchcock. She lived for many years in Cornwall, England, and in 1969 became Dame Daphne du Maurier.

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Sarah Markwardt, January 3, 2012 (view all comments by Sarah Markwardt)
Both eerie and delightful - this is probably my favorite book of all time!
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curlygirly9, September 4, 2011 (view all comments by curlygirly9)
Rebecca is one of the best gothic novels you will ever read, and it is my favorite book. It has everything: romance, mystery, suspense. A very unique and interesting tale, and you will love it.
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Rachelle Shanrock, May 22, 2011 (view all comments by Rachelle Shanrock)
oh, Rebecca. very Jane Eyre-esque, but very readable. you don't want to put it down.

a masterpiece.
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Product Details

ISBN:
9780380730407
Author:
du Maurier, Daphne
Publisher:
William Morrow & Company
Author:
by Daphne Du Maurier
Author:
by Daphne Du Maurier
Location:
New York :
Subject:
Literary
Subject:
Fiction
Subject:
Classics
Subject:
British and irish fiction (fictional works by
Subject:
England
Subject:
Romance
Subject:
Married women
Subject:
Romance - General
Subject:
Gothic
Subject:
Cornwall
Subject:
Romance - Gothic
Subject:
Gothic novels
Subject:
Romantic suspense novels
Subject:
Remarried people.
Subject:
Romance - Suspense
Subject:
Cornwall (england: county)
Subject:
Gothic fiction
Subject:
Literature-A to Z
Copyright:
Edition Description:
Trade PB
Series Volume:
60
Publication Date:
19971131
Binding:
TRADE PAPER
Grade Level:
General/trade
Language:
English
Pages:
416
Dimensions:
8.02x5.38x1.05 in. .69 lbs.

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