The Parasites

It was Charles who called us the parasites . . . No one would choose the Delaneys as their ideal guests. Vain Maria, capricious Niall and self-sacrificing Celia have grown up in the shadow of their famous parents, ferried around Europe from one performance to the next. But beneath the glittering surface of their own artistic careers, old loyalties, rivalries and secrets still bind the half-siblings together - at the expense of all outsiders. A razor-sharp portrait of a family - and the world of the theatre - The Parasites weaves together humour, poignancy and darkness in one of du Maurier''s most personal novels. ''Intriguing, captivating and one of [du Maurier''s] favourites'' MARGARET DRABBLE '' A writer of fearless originality'' GUARDIAN ''A storyteller of cunning and genius'' SALLY BEAUMAN

Product details

• Authors: Daphne Du Maurier
• Publisher: Virago Press Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 24.07.2025
• EAN: 9780349019406
• ISBN: 978-0-349-01940-6
• No. of pages: 352
• Dimensions: 129 mm x 200 mm x 22 mm
• Series: Virago Modern Classics
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; FICTION / General, FICTION / Coming of Age, FICTION / Mystery & Detective / General, Sagas, FICTION / Historical / General, FICTION / Sagas, Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945), FICTION / Family Life / General, FICTION / Humorous / General, FICTION / Friendship, FICTION / Classics, Classic fiction (pre c 1945), FICTION / Family Life / Siblings, Family life fiction, Humorous fiction, Narrative theme: Sense of place, Classic fiction, Generational sagas, Fiction: general and literary