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My Cousin Rachel

Daphne du Maurier

Start date: February 1, 2020

Finish date: February 29, 2020

Why we're reading this: February 2020 Revisit the Shelf

Prior reads:
July 2017 New School selection
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Prior reads:
July 2017 New School selection

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Feb 01, 2024 Leona rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

This gothic book is a classic written by Daphne Du Maurier. I have watched the 1952 movie with Richard Burton and Olivia de Havilland and the movie does follow the book.
Ambrose Ashley raised his cousin, Philip Ashley, after the death of Philip's parents.
Ambrose goes to Florence, Italy for his health because the winters in Cornwall are hard on him. His letters to Philip become increasingly unlike Ambrose telling Philip that he believes his wife is trying to kill him. Philip goes to Florence but A ...more

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Nov 16, 2018 Beth rated it really liked it

Shelves: 2018-read

This was a brilliantly written, twisting tale of deceit and possibly madness. It was so cleverly characterised that you simply did not know who to mistrust and who to believe. It is dripping with atmosphere (like all of Du Maurier's work) and completely draws you into the world. I can say no more without spoilers, except to say that even after finishing it, I am still puzzling this one over in my mind. ...more

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