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This is the first book I have read by Daphne du Maurier, and it will not be the last! It is a wonderful, old-school romantic mystery. Her attention to character development is superb. Both Phillip and Rachel are dark, mysterious, and often unlikable characters. They are often jealous, and sometimes greedy. They are smart and they are also stupid. They are very real, and that makes them compelling.
The author also deftly builds tension, and allows the myster ...more
This is the first book I have read by Daphne du Maurier, and it will not be the last! It is a wonderful, old-school romantic mystery. Her attention to character development is superb. Both Phillip and Rachel are dark, mysterious, and often unlikable characters. They are often jealous, and sometimes greedy. They are smart and they are also stupid. They are very real, and that makes them compelling.
The author also deftly builds tension, and allows the myster ...more
So far my favorite by the author is The Glass-Blowers, based on her family.
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Reading in Portuguese; borrowed from my mother-in-law.
I threw the piece of paper on the fire. She saw it burn ...Orphaned at an early age, Philip Ashley is raised by his benevolent older cousin, Ambrose. Resolutely single, Ambrose delights in Philip as his heir, a man who will love his grand home as much as he does himself.
A movie was made based on this book, My Cousin Rachel (2017) with Rachel Weisz, Sam Claflin, Holliday Grainger.
I threw the piece of paper on the fire. She saw it burn ...Orphaned at an early age, Philip Ashley is raised by his benevolent older cousin, Ambrose. Resolutely single, Ambrose delights in Philip as his heir, a man who will love his grand home as much as he does himself.
A movie was made based on this book, My Cousin Rachel (2017) with Rachel Weisz, Sam Claflin, Holliday Grainger.
Gothic classic mystery at its best!! I could not put it down!! I listened to it on audio and the narrator did a fantastic job. The ending… oh the ending. Be still my heart !!!
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