Castle Dor

Castle Dor

by Daphne Du Maurier
Epub (Kobo), Epub (Adobe)
Publication Date: 07/01/2010

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BY THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF REBECCA


'She wrote exciting plots, she was highly skilled at arousing suspense' GUARDIAN


**'A stunning gem . . . ' SUNDAY TIMES


'No other popular writer has so triumphantly defied classification' MARGARET FORSTER


Both a spellbinding love story and a superb evocation of Cornwall's mythic past, Castle Dor is a book with unique and fascinating origins.**


It began life as the unfinished last novel of Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch, the celebrated 'Q', and was passed by his daughter to Daphne du Maurier whose storytelling skills were perfectly suited to the task of completing the old master's tale. The result is this magical, compelling recreation of the legend of Tristan and Iseult, transplanted in time to nineteenth century Cornwall.


A chance encounter between a Breton onion-seller, Amyot Trestane, and the newly-wed Linnet Lewarne launches their tragic story, taking them in the fateful footsteps of the doomed lovers of Cornish legend . . .

ISBN:
9780748114610
9780748114610
Category:
Classic fiction
Format:
Epub (Kobo), Epub (Adobe)
Publication Date:
07-01-2010
Language:
English
Publisher:
Little, Brown Book Group
Daphne Du Maurier

Daphne du Maurier (1907-89) was born in London, the daughter of the famous actor-manager Sir Gerald du Maurier and granddaughter of George du Maurier, the author and artist.

In 1931 her first novel, The Loving Spirit, was published. A biography of her father and three other novels followed, but it was the novel Rebecca that launched her into the literary stratosphere and made her one of the most popular authors of her day.

In 1932, du Maurier married Major Frederick Browning, with whom she had three children.Many of du Maurier's bestselling novels and short stories were adapted into award-winning films, including Alfred Hitchcock's The Birds and Nicolas Roeg's Don't Look Now.

In 1969 du Maurier was awarded a DBE. She lived most of her life in Cornwall, the setting for many of her books.

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