Rebecca

“Daphne du Maurier manages to make her readers hold their breaths.” –Time magazine Since its original publication, Daphne du Maurier’s REBECCA has been a perennial favorite – a classic – throughout the world. Set at the great Cornwall estate of Manderley, one of the most famous country houses in England, the story has a immediate urgency, a brilliantly created atmosphere of suspense. As the novel opens, Manderley’s glamorous mistress, Rebecca, has been dead for eight months – drowned in a tragic sailing accident. But her legacy lives on, especially in the mind of Maxim de Winter’s young and frightened second wife. Through her eyes we come to know Rebecca, from the tall and sloping R with which she signed her name, to the way she so meticulously organized the magnificent annual costume ball that was attended by the whole countryside. Du Maurier’s tale is deeply moving, weaving together the lives of her superbly drawn characters to create an atmosphere that alternates between the doom of impending disaster and the ecstasy of an exquisite love story, and delving deeply into the inner workings of the minds of men and women to create the unforgettable drama.