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4.5 stars
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
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
Daphne du Maurier can tell a story, that’s for sure.
Phillip Ashley was orphaned as a small child and adopted by his uncle, Ambrose Ashley. Early in the novel, Ambrose dies and his wife Rachel returns to the Ashley estate in England. Philip is heir of the estate while Rachel inherited nothing. At first, Philip is convinced Rachel was responsible for Ambrose’s death, but after meeting her he’s not so sure. We are literally trapped inside of Phillip’s mind as he narrates how he falls in love with h ...more
Like many Du Maurier stories, this novel dealt much with suspicion and naivete. Imo, it was not Du Maurier's best work. Neither was Rebecca, though, in fact - I prefer the collection of short stories that I read. I may have enjoyed this one much more if I had read it during the winter or only on rainy days - the sunny and cheerful Texas weather just did not fit the mood. Also, my reading was somewhat hampered by my research about the author's alleged plagiarism of Rebecca and, if I'm not mistake
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Ridiculously good!
This is my first experience with Daphne du Maurier's writing, and /wow/. I waited far too long.
Philip, the ultimate prat...I won't go into details because spoilers galore, but I could not believe the ending. Selfish until the very end. The audio narration for this book was excellent. ...more
This is my first experience with Daphne du Maurier's writing, and /wow/. I waited far too long.
Philip, the ultimate prat...I won't go into details because spoilers galore, but I could not believe the ending. Selfish until the very end. The audio narration for this book was excellent. ...more
May 04, 2011
Jennifer N.
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