My Cousin Rachel

NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW Informationen zum Autor Daphne du Maurier (1907-1989) was born in London, England. In 1931 her first novel, The Loving Spirit was published. A biography of her father and three other novels followed, but it was the novel Rebecca that launched her into the literary stratosphere and made her one of the most popular authors of her day. In 1932, du Maurier married Major Frederick Browning with whom she had three children. Many of du Maurier's bestselling novels and short stories were adapted into award-winning films, including Alfred Hitchcock's The Birds and Nicolas Roeg's Don't Look Now . In 1969, du Maurier was awarded the Dame Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (DBE). She lived most of her life in Cornwall and died there which is the setting for many of her books. Sally Beauman read English at Girton College, Cambridge. She worked as a journalist in America and Britain before beginning to write fiction. She is the author of six previous novels, including the acclaimed Rebecca's Tale. Klappentext Orphaned at an early age, Philip Ashley is raised by his benevolent older cousin, Ambrose. Resolutely single, Ambrose delights in Philip as his heir, a man who will love his grand home as much as he does himself. But the cosy world the two construct is shattered when Ambrose sets off on a trip to Florence. There he falls in love and marries - and there he dies suddenly. In almost no time at all, the new widow - Philip's cousin Rachel - turns up in England. Despite himself, Philip is drawn to this beautiful, sophisticated, mysterious woman like a moth to the flame. And yet . . . might she have had a hand in Ambrose's death? Vorwort A haunting, suspenseful novel with the power and intrigue of Rebecca. Zusammenfassung A haunting, suspenseful novel with the power and intrigue of Rebecca.

Product details

• Authors: Daphne Du Maurier, Daphne DuMaurier, Daphne Maurier Du
• Assisted by: Sally Beauman (Introduction), Beauman Sally (Introduction)
• Publisher: Virago Press Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.08.2011
• EAN: 9781844087631
• ISBN: 978-1-84408-763-1
• No. of pages: 352
• Dimensions: 159 mm x 204 mm x 31 mm
• Series: Virago Press; Virago Modern Classics; VMC Designer Collection; Virago Modern Classics
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; FICTION / Mystery & Detective / General, FICTION / Romance / General, FICTION / Family Life / General, Historical fiction, FICTION / Classics, Classic fiction (pre c 1945), FICTION / Family Life / Marriage & Divorce, Classic crime, FICTION / Romance / Historical / Regency, Family life fiction, Narrative theme: Death, grief, loss, Classic fiction, Classic crime and mystery fiction