She wrote <b>exciting plots</b>, she was highly skilled at arousing suspense, and she was, too, a writer of <b>fearless originality </b>

Guardian

Du Maurier is a storyteller whose sole aim is to bewitch and beguile

New York Times

A pure, <b>exhilarating adventure story </b>- a swashbuckling tale of exquisite danger and tangled love . . . a tale of emotional and sexual awakening, of loss and risk . . . sophisticated in its exploration of the human heart

Se alle

One of the last century's <b>most original literary talents</b>

Daily Telegraph

A storyteller of cunning and genius

A heroine who is bound to make thousands of friends

Sunday Times

A tale of love and adventure from the internationally bestselling author of Rebecca.

'She wrote exciting plots . . . a writer of fearless originality' GUARDIAN

'One of the last century's most original literary talents' DAILY TELEGRAPH


'A pure, exhilarating adventure story - a swashbuckling tale of exquisite danger and tangled love' JULIE MYERSON

The Restoration Court knows Lady Dona St Columb to be ripe for any folly, any outrage that will alter the tedium of her days. But there is another, secret Dona who longs for a life of honest love - and sweetness, even if it is spiced with danger.

It is this Dona who flees the stews of London for remote Navron, looking for peace of mind amid its solitary woods and hidden creeks. She finds there the passion her spirit craves - in the love of a daring pirate hunted by all Cornwall, a Frenchman who, like Dona, would gamble his life for a moment's joy.

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One of du Maurier's most popular novels, in a beautiful new hardback VMC set of Daphne du Maurier classics.

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One of du Maurier's most popular novels, in a beautiful new hardback VMC set of Daphne du Maurier classics.

Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9781844088782
Publisert
2012
Utgiver
Little, Brown Book Group; Virago Press Ltd
Vekt
400 gr
Høyde
200 mm
Bredde
132 mm
Dybde
24 mm
Aldersnivå
00, G, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Innbundet
Antall sider
272

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Daphne du Maurier (1907-1989) was born in London, England. In 1931 her first novel, The Loving Spirit was published. A biography of her father and three other novels followed, but it was the novel Rebecca that launched her into the literary stratosphere and made her one of the most popular authors of her day. In 1932, du Maurier married Major Frederick Browning with whom she had three children.

Many of du Maurier's bestselling novels and short stories were adapted into award-winning films, including Alfred Hitchcock's The Birds and Nicolas Roeg's Don't Look Now. In 1969, du Maurier was awarded the Dame Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (DBE). She lived most of her life in Cornwall and died there which is the setting for many of her books.