Rebecca

Zusatztext It's the perfect winter book, brooding, dangerous and engrossing 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. Klappentext One of the most famous novels of the 20th century, available in a beautiful new hardback VMC set of Daphne du Maurier classics.One of the most famous novels of the 20th century, available in a beautiful new hardback VMC set of Daphne du Maurier classics. Zusammenfassung One of the most famous novels of the 20th century, available in a beautiful new hardback VMC set of Daphne du Maurier classics.

Product details

• Authors: Daphne Du Maurier
• Assisted by: Sarah Perry (Introduction)
• Publisher: Virago Press Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 03.05.2012
• EAN: 9781844088799
• ISBN: 978-1-84408-879-9
• No. of pages: 448
• Dimensions: 171 mm x 206 mm x 37 mm
• Series: Virago Modern Classics; VMC; VMC Designer Collection; VIRAGO MODERN C; VMC; Virago Modern Classics; VMC Designer Collection; VIRAGO MODERN C
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; FICTION / General, FICTION / Romance / General, FICTION / Women, FICTION / Literary, FICTION / Romance / Suspense, FICTION / Thrillers / Psychological, FICTION / Family Life / Marriage & Divorce, FICTION / Thrillers / Suspense, FICTION / Romance / Holiday, Thriller / suspense fiction, Thriller / suspense, Family life fiction, Narrative theme: Death, grief, loss, Classic fiction