bookshelves: historical-fiction, mystery-thriller, classic, re-read, spring-2011, published-1951 Read from March 19, 1973 to April 15, 2011, read count: 3 Ambrose is a hero to his young ward Philip but that changes when he meets Philip's cousin.Re-reading this delicious ambiguity. I threw the...
Daphne du Maurier writes beautifully. Liquid streams of loveliness flows effortlessly from her pen; it numbs her reader, enchants her books and leaves an everlasting mark, a soft kiss on the cheek, when the last page is turned. Her words are pure magic in its truest form. "My cousin Rachel" is a tan...
Is Rachel evil or not? Is she responsible or not for Ambrose's death? Is she innocent or guilty?The centre point of the story that is left unanswered! Philip Ashley is orphaned at an early age and is raised by his old cousin Ambrose Ashley in Cornwall. Due to health constraints, Ambrose makes a trip...
Another book that I would not have picked up normally, but was book of the month for a book club. It is probably the nearest to a classic that I have ever read.It concerns a uncle and nephew at a Cornish property. The house where they live is only inhabited by men, them, the staff and so on. Uncle A...
Rebecca was the first of Du Maurier's books I read and I absolutely love and adore it. Then I read The King's General and found myself quickly drawn into the 17th century Cornish setting and the personal and political conflicts imposed on the Cornish protagonists by the English Civil War. I have n...
To think that just a few short months ago, I was under the impression that Daphne du Maurier only wrote one novel worth reading, the splendid Rebecca. I could not have been more wrong. My Cousin Rachel is a wonderful read. A psychological thriller, the novel is set in 19th Century Cornwall and in ...
The question is whether Cousin Rachel is a temptress & murderess out for money or an impulsive, passionate misunderstood woman. Du Maurier leaves the final decision up to you, the reader, which is terribly frustrating!!! I just read a 300+ page book and THAT was the ending I was left with?As I read,...
This review can also be found on my blog.I love Daphne du Maurier, I really do. Rebecca is probably my favorite book of all time. Her short stories are fantastic – I could read them over and over and over. So why, why, why could I not love My Cousin Rachel? It was just OK. And it really pains me to ...
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