The Rebecca Notebook

The Rebecca Notebook

by Daphne Du Maurier
Epub (Kobo), Epub (Adobe)
Publication Date: 07/06/2012

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BY THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF REBECCA


INTRODUCED BY ALISON LIGHT


'The genuine, thoughtful voice of a woman whose works have been loved by millions' NEW YORK TIMES


'Daphne du Maurier has no equal' SUNDAY TELEGRAPH


'Du Maurier created a scale by which modern women can measure their feelings' STEPHEN KING


The Rebecca Notebook provides an unparalleled insight into the mastery of a writer's craft and the inner vision that made du Maurier a household name.


One of the great international bestsellers, Rebecca also inspired a film, a play and television dramas. This perfect companion volume, The Rebecca Notebook, outlines just how Rebecca came to be written, tracing its origins, developments and the directions it might have taken. The author reveals how she first came upon the secret house, hidden deep in the Cornish woodland, that was to become the romantic setting for her most famous novel: a house which stood derelict, and which she lovingly restored to create her own home.


The accompanying Memories introduce other members of her family: her father Gerald, the famous actor; her grandfather George, whose Punch drawings made him world famous; and her cousins, for whom J. M. Barrie wrote Peter Pan.

ISBN:
9781405518123
9781405518123
Category:
Biography: general
Format:
Epub (Kobo), Epub (Adobe)
Publication Date:
07-06-2012
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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