Rebecca
The bestselling classic and unforgettable gothic thriller
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4.3 • 93 Ratings
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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
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