This special edition of Rebecca includes excerpts from Daphne du Maurier’s The Rebecca Notebook and Other Memories, an essay on the real Manderley, du Maurier’s original epilogue to the book, and more.
de Winter walked in the shadow of her mysterious predecessor, determined to uncover the darkest secrets and shattering truths about Maxim’s first wife& 8212the late and hauntingly beautiful Rebecca. With an eerie presentiment of evil tightening her heart, the second Mrs. Danvers: a suite immaculate and untouched, clothing laid out and ready to be worn, but not by any of the great house’s current occupants. For in every corner of every room were phantoms of a time dead but not forgotten& 8212a past devotedly preserved by the sinister housekeeper, Mrs. Maxim de Winter recalls the chilling events that transpired as she began her new life as the young bride of a husband she barely knew. With these words, the reader is ushered into an isolated gray stone mansion on the windswept Cornish coast, as the second Mrs. Set in a rapturous creation of the Cornish countryside, The Loving Spirit is filled with adventure, courage, and an abiding sense of the romantic. Years later, when she learns of her beloved son’s passion for the sea, Janet’s spirit awakens, haunting her family and stirring a chain of events that changes them forever. She feels herself pulled fast under its spell, yet she sacrifices her dreams in order to create a family. Janet, a fearless young woman of soaring strength, longs for the wildness and freedom of the sea. Miss du Maurier’s book is a grand one.’ Chicago Tribune In her acclaimed debut, celebrated author Daphne du Maurier weaves a stunning tale of heartbreaking loss and undying love that knows no bounds. She pictures life itself rather than all the dark and torturous currents that twist below its surface…
A lush generational novel from the bestselling author of Rebecca ‘ du Maurier tells a story because it’s a good story, because it has something of beauty in it, and therefore of truth.
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