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The Rendezvous And Other Stories

Name: The Rendezvous And Other Stories
Price: 3.99 EUR
Author: Daphné Du Maurier
ISBN: 9781405518116

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Daphné Du Maurier, Minette Walters

Virago
Paru le : 06/06/2012

FROM THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF REBECCA'One of the last century's most original literary talents' DAILY TELEGRAPH'A magician, a virtuoso' GOOD HOUSEKEEPING'There... > Lire la suite

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FROM THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF REBECCA'One of the last century's most original literary talents' DAILY TELEGRAPH'A magician, a virtuoso' GOOD HOUSEKEEPING'There is an intense and exhilarating fusion of feeling, landscape, climate, character and story' GUARDIAN 'Mary Farren went into the gun room one morning about half-past eleven, took her husband's revolver and loaded it, then shot herself. The butler heard the sound of the gun from the pantry ...
'The fourteen haunting stories in this collection span the whole of Daphne du Maurier's writing career and explore every human emotion: an apparently happily married woman commits suicide; a steamer in wartime is rescued by a mysterious sailing-ship; a dull husband breaks loose in a surprising fashion; a con woman plays her game once too often; and a famous novelist looks for romance, only to meet with bitter disappointment.
Each meticulously observed tale shows du Maurier's mastery of the genre.

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Date de parution : 06/06/2012
Editeur : Virago
Collection : Virago Modern Classics
ISBN : 978-1-4055-1811-6
EAN : 9781405518116
Format : ePub

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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.