TITLE:
Manderley forever : a biography of Daphne Du Maurier / Tatiana de Rosnay ; translated from the French by Sam Taylor.
Publication Date:
2017, 2015
Publication Information:
New York : St. Martin's Press,
Physical Description:
x, 340 p. : col. ill.
Additional Contributors:
Bibliography Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 313-327) and index.
Summary:
As an eleven-year-old Tatiana de Rosnay read and reread Rebecca, becoming a lifelong devotee of Du Maurier's fiction. Now the French novelist pays homage to the writer who influenced her so deeply, following Du Maurier from a shy seven-year-old, a rebellious sixteen-year-old, a twenty-something newlywed, and finally a cantankerous old lady. A portrait and celebration of an intriguing and hugely popular writer. Dame Daphne du Maurier, (1907 - 1989) was an English author and playwright. Many of her works have been successfully adapted into films, including the novels Rebecca and Jamaica Inn and the short stories "The Birds" and "Don't Look Now".
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781250099136
