Rebecca
The bestselling classic and unforgettable gothic thriller
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4.3 • 171 Ratings
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- £4.99
Publisher Description
The bestselling classic and masterpiece of psychological fiction
'The greatest psychological thriller of all time' ERIN KELLY
'The book every writer wishes they'd written' CLARE MACKINTOSH
'Excellent entertainment . . . du Maurier created a scale by which modern women can measure their feelings' STEPHEN KING
On a trip to the South of France, the shy heroine of Rebecca falls in love with Maxim de Winter, a handsome widower. Although his proposal comes as a surprise, she happily agrees to marry him. But as they arrive at her husband's home, Manderley, a change comes over Maxim, and the young bride is filled with dread. Friendless in the isolated mansion, she realises that she barely knows him. In every corner of every room is the phantom of his beautiful first wife, Rebecca, and the new Mrs de Winter walks in her shadow.
Not since Jane Eyre has a heroine faced such difficulty with the other woman. An international bestseller that has never gone out of print, Rebecca is the haunting story of a young girl consumed by love and the struggle to find her identity.
'Rebecca is a masterpiece' GUARDIAN
'This chilling, suspenseful tale is as fresh and readable as it was when it was first written' DAILY TELEGRAPH
APPLE BOOKS REVIEW
Daphne du Maurier’s Gothic romance hasn’t gone out of print since it was first published in 1938, and with good reason. When an unnamed and naïve young woman meets the widowed Maxim, she’s swept up by his charm. After a brief courtship, they move into his sumptuous estate, Manderley. But this fairy-tale idyll soon turns dark—Maxim’s first wife, Rebecca, died under mysterious circumstances, and the housekeeper, Mrs. Danvers, may be waging a subtle campaign of terror against Maxim and his new bride. Rebecca absolutely shimmers with ominous dread, supernatural paranoia, and steadily increasing suspense. Du Maurier creates an incredibly vivid world, where everything—from fashion to nature to the mansion at Manderley itself—has sinister overtones, and where every living character feels haunted. Think Downton Abbey if it were given a rewrite by Sylvia Plath. And watch out for the housekeeper.
Customer Reviews
Great female characters
Have read Rebecca in a few days. Fantastic book. Makes you glad women fought for the vote. Take a chance read it and enjoy
A very good book
Excellent read, great characters and plot
Haunting!
From start to finish this book will have you hooked...a wonderful book that will have you guessing right to the end! 10/10