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

Daily Telegraph

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

Guardian

A novel about three step-siblings of complicated parentage, growing up wildly in a crazy Bohemian theatrical family, inspired by du Maurier's own . . . <b>intriguing</b> . . . <b>captivating</b> . . . [<i>The Parasites</i>] is unexpected, and fun, and one of her own favourites

Se alle

Quite different - and somehow more personal than Daphne du Maurier's other novels

Kirkus Reviews

<b>Wickedly readable</b> . . . Daphne du Maurier has instinct, with the result that every woman instinctively wants to read her

New York Times Book Review

FROM THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF REBECCA

'Wickedly readable . . . every woman instinctively wants to read her' NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW

'A tale of dramatic longings . . . unexpected and fun' MARGARET DRABBLE

***

It was Charles who called us the parasites . . .

No one would choose the Delaneys as their ideal guests. Vain Maria, capricious Niall and self-sacrificing Celia have grown up in the shadow of their famous parents, ferried around Europe from one performance to the next. But beneath the glittering surface of their own artistic careers, old loyalties, rivalries and secrets still bind the half-siblings together - at the expense of all outsiders.

A razor-sharp portrait of a family - and the world of the theatre - The Parasites weaves together humour, poignancy and darkness in one of du Maurier's most personal novels.

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

' Somehow more personal than Daphne du Maurier's other novels' KIRKUS REVIEWS

Les mer
A novel of the loyalties, betrayals and rivalries of a glittering theatrical family - and the secrets they hide. From the author of the bestselling novel Rebecca.

It was Charles who called us the parasites . . .

No one would choose the Delaneys as their ideal guests. Vain Maria, capricious Niall and self-sacrificing Celia have grown up in the shadow of their famous parents, ferried around Europe from one performance to the next. But beneath the glittering surface of their own artistic careers, old loyalties, rivalries and secrets still bind the half-siblings together - at the expense of all outsiders.

A razor-sharp portrait of a family - and the world of the theatre - The Parasites weaves together humour, poignancy and darkness in one of du Maurier's most personal novels.

'Intriguing, captivating and one of [du Maurier's] favourites' MARGARET DRABBLE

'
A writer of fearless originality' GUARDIAN

'A storyteller of cunning and genius' SALLY BEAUMAN

Les mer
One of the last century's most original literary talents - Daily Telegraph

She wrote exciting plots, she was highly skilled at arousing suspense, and she was, too, a writer of fearless originality - Guardian

A tale of dramatic longings with added sex, some of it of an ambiguous nature. . . unexpected, and fun, and one of her own favourites
Les mer

Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9780349019406
Publisert
2025
Utgiver
Little, Brown Book Group; Virago Press Ltd
Vekt
279 gr
Høyde
196 mm
Bredde
126 mm
Dybde
28 mm
Aldersnivå
00, G, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
352

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Om bidragsyterne

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.