false 37319909 1140266 2871390 1590172884 9781590172889 20 http://www.goodreads.com/images/books/28/390/2871390-m-1255793659.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/books/28/390/2871390-s-1255793659.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2871390.Don_t_Look_Now_Selected_Stories_of_Daphne_Du_Maurier 3.95 64 A dead child appears in the alleyways of Venice; routine eye surgery reveals the beast within to a meek housewife; nature in revolt against man’s abuse turns a harmless species into a force that threatens humankind; a dalliance with a beautiful stranger offers something more dangerous than a broken heart. In Daphne du Maurier’s stories, the stuff of everyday life–grief, the limits of self-knowledge, battles between the sexes, and environmental degradation–burst through the ordinary into the realm of the uncanny.This new selection of du Maurier stories, chosen from the span of her extraordinarily fruitful career, represents the author at her most chilling and most psychologically astute, looking back to the Gothic masterpieces of the Brontës and forward to the work of Angela Carter and Margaret Atwood. Here novelist Patrick McGrath revisits some of the best-known examples of du Maurier’s output, like “The Birds” and “Don’t Look Now,” and unearths hidden gems–many of which have been unavailable for years. This book is an excellent introduction to one of the greatest storytellers of the twentieth century and a deeper exploration of one of its most prodigious imaginations.]]> 2001717 3.98 30527 3641 1973 3 1 false Sat Nov 15 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Nov 10 07:56:46 -0800 2008 Sat Nov 15 20:49:59 -0800 2008 Don't Look Now reminds readers that du Maurier should be remembered for more than just gothic romances or adapted films. Including gems such as "The Blue Lenses" that tells the story of a woman whose eye surgery leaves her with better sig...more...]]>