![]() The perfect read for a dark night by a smoky fire. Daphne Du Maurier's classic novel evokes Jane Eyre with its unassuming narrator and gothic manor, but swerves a romantic plot into a tale of simmering suspense and haunting passion. Do not trust them.Ī meek bride, an aloof husband, a terrorizing servant, and the incomparable woman that beguiles them all: Rebecca. Daphne du Maurier applies pressure expertly she knows all about the kinetic urgency of a ghost story, and the appeal of a good madonna/whore dichotomy.Īfter reading "Rebecca," you'll pull your collar against the fog and look at everyone askance, assuming they have a dark, sordid history and cannot under any circumstance be trusted. And Rebecca's presence clings to Manderley like a sinister negligee. ![]() Despite all this yearning, her emotionally catatonic husband dreams only of her predecessor, Rebecca. ![]() ![]() She scurries around Manderley like a frightened little mouse, fraught with insecurity, terrified of the servants, sweet and young and stupidly in love. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |