by Daphne Du Maurier · Virago Press Ltd · tapa blanda · ISBN 9781844080380
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«Rebecca» is the psychological suspense novel by Daphne du Maurier, published by Virago Press Ltd in paperback (448 pages, in English).
The young protagonist, companion to a lady, meets the widower Maxim de Winter in the south of France and, after a quick wedding, moves with him to his mansion, Manderley. There she clashes with the oppressive atmosphere created by the unsettling housekeeper, Mrs Danvers, and with the omnipresent memory of Rebecca, the first wife.
The novel, originally published in 1938, won the National Book Award and the Anthony Award 2000 for best novel of the century; it is part of the Virago Modern Classics collection (no. 2158).
For readers of classics, psychological suspense and gothic fiction; it is a common choice for book clubs.
Dame Daphne du Maurier, Lady Browning, was an English novelist, biographer and playwright. Her parents were actor-manager Sir Gerald du Maurier and his wife, actress Muriel Beaumont. Her grandfather George du Maurier was a writer and cartoonist. Du Maurier spent much of her life in Cornwall, where most of her works are set. As her fame increased, she became more reclusive.
