Rebecca
The iconic classic - now a Kelce Brothers Book Club Pick
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4.3 • 94 Ratings
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- $12.99
Publisher Description
FALL IN LOVE WITH THE NOVEL THAT INSPIRED TAYLOR SWIFT
'An unforgettable masterpiece . . . filled with razor-sharp tension, escalating dread, and a twist that chills to the bone' FREIDA MCFADDEN
'It's the book every writer wishes they'd written' CLARE MACKINTOSH
'The greatest psychological thriller of all time' ERIN KELLY
'Rebecca has woven its way into the fabric of our culture with all the troubling power of myth or dream. A stunning book' SARAH PERRY
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He did not belong to me at all, he belonged to Rebecca. . .
Everyone knows that Maxim de Winter was obsessed with his glamorous wife - and devastated by her tragic death. So when he proposes to a shy, anxious young woman after a whirlwind meeting in the South of France, no one is more surprised than the new bride herself. But when they reach Manderley, his beautiful, isolated Cornish mansion, the second Mrs de Winter begins to realise that every inch of her new home - and everyone in it - still belongs to Rebecca.
'The perfect story by the perfect storyteller' JOANNA CANNON
'One of my all-time favourites' ERIN MORGENSTERN
'Will chill you as much as any thriller' ALICE SLATER
'Daphne du Maurier created a scale by which modern women can measure their feelings' STEPHEN KING
'She's so deviant. So fascinating' EMERALD FENNELL
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
Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier
Incredible imagery resounds throughout this novel. Du Maurier manages to highlight minutiae whilst as the same time creating a masterful canvas wherein even the weather, the house and the sea are all protagonists. The mystery of Rebecca unfolds as told through the eyes of a young, gauche second wife. Well worth a second read.
Good read
Reading this book in our english class. Originally was not very interested but after reading for a while found a very interesting story. Du Maurier is a genius, after reading into the characters and storyline you begin to understand this even more. It turns the traditional romance completely upside-down.
Tension & transformation
A story of tension and transformation, set on the coast of Cornwall in 1930s England. We rejoice as newlywed Mrs de Winter gradually transforms from awkward bride to the conqueror of her enemies - most notably the sinister housekeeper Mrs Danvers and the omnipresent spectre of the first Mrs de Winter: Rebecca