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Daphne du Maurier

Start date: July 15, 2016

Finish date: August 14, 2016

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Dec 11, 2020 Brenda rated it it was amazing

Such a good book! The slow crawl really kept you engaged and wondering what was going to happen. I really love du Maurier's writing style as well, very descriptive and it really puts you in the story.

I'd read this some time ago, so I had a sense of the plot, but actually really didn't remember a lot. It was such a good interplay between the characters and always rather guessing as to what had happened, who do we need to be concerned about, etc. I was with it from beginning to end! ...more

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Jan 04, 2022 Martina Bila rated it it was amazing

Prvá kniha roku 2022 a - vynikajúca!

Aj keď je centrom deja (nevyrovnaný) vzťah medzi postarším bohatým vdovcom a chudobnou hlavnou hrdinkou je pre mňa príbeh o niečom inom. Daphne du Maurier bravúrne vykresľuje vzťah tejto postavy k samej sebe a aké to je byť otrokom vedomia vlastnej nedokonalosti.

"I was glad, of course, to be relieved of responsibility, but it rather added to my sense of humility, to feel that I was not even capable of licking stamps."

Zároveň je veľmi ťažké odlíšiť, nakoľko sa ...more

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Jul 31, 2018 Kavitha Sivakumar rated it it was amazing

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Brilliant!

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Feb 24, 2023 Danilo Venticinque rated it it was amazing

A beautiful, haunting masterpiece, with unforgettable characters and one of the best opening lines of all time.

No wonder Daphne du Maurier was a favourite of Hitchcock and Orson Welles: this is storytelling at its finest. A true classic.

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Oct 12, 2023 Jose Pacheco rated it it was amazing

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"If only there could be an invention," I said impulsively, "that bottled up a memory, like scent. And it never faded, and it never got stale. And then, when one wanted it, the bottle could be uncorked, and it would be like living the moment all over again."

"I'm afraid I think rather differently than you. All memories are bitter, and I prefer to ignore them. Something happened a year ago that altered my whole life, and I want to forget every phase of my existence up to that time. Those days are f ...more

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