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Informationen zum Autor Daphne du Maurier (1907?1989) has been called one of the great shapers of popular culture and the modern imagination. Among her more famous works are The Scapegoat, Jamaica Inn, Rebecca, and the short story "The Birds," all of which were subsequently made into films?the latter three directed by Alfred Hitchcock. Klappentext From Daphne du Maurier?the beloved author of the timeless classic Rebecca?comes this haunting novel of secrets and suspense The coachman tried to warn young Mary Yellan away from the ruined, forbidding place on the rainswept Cornish coast. But Mary chose instead to honor her mother's dying request that she join her frightened Aunt Patience and foreboding Uncle Joss Merlyn at Jamaica Inn. From her first glimpse on that raw November eve, she could sense the inn's dark power. Mary never imagined that she would become hopelessly ensnared in the vile, villainous schemes being hatched within its crumbling walls?or that she would fall in love with a handsome, enigmatic stranger. But what secrets is he hiding from her?and can she really trust him? Jamaica Inn is a riveting, classic novel of romantic suspense only the brilliant mind of Daphne du Maurier could conceive. Zusammenfassung From Daphne du Maurier—the beloved author of the timeless classic Rebecca —comes this haunting novel of secrets and suspense The coachman tried to warn young Mary Yellan away from the ruined! forbidding place on the rainswept Cornish coast. But Mary chose instead to honor her mother's dying request that she join her frightened Aunt Patience and foreboding Uncle Joss Merlyn at Jamaica Inn. From her first glimpse on that raw November eve! she could sense the inn's dark power. Mary never imagined that she would become hopelessly ensnared in the vile! villainous schemes being hatched within its crumbling walls—or that she would fall in love with a handsome! enigmatic stranger. But what secrets is he hiding from her—and can she really trust him? Jamaica Inn is a riveting! classic novel of romantic suspense only the brilliant mind of Daphne du Maurier could conceive. ...
