Rebecca, Daphne du Maurier
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Rebecca

Author: Daphne du Maurier

Narrator: Anna Massey

Unabridged: 14 hr 48 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 08/19/2014


Synopsis

The classic Gothic suspense novel by Daphne du Maurier -- winner of the Anthony Award for Best Novel of the Century -- is now a Netflix film starring Lily James and Armie Hammer. 

Last night I dreamt I went to Manderley again . . .

The novel begins in Monte Carlo, where our heroine is swept off her feet by the dashing widower Maxim de Winter and his sudden proposal of marriage. Orphaned and working as a lady's maid, she can barely believe her luck. It is only when they arrive at his massive country estate that she realizes how large a shadow his late wife will cast over their lives--presenting her with a lingering evil that threatens to destroy their marriage from beyond the grave.
  "Daphne du Maurier created a scale by which modern women can measure their feelings." --Stephen King

Author Bio

Daphne du Maurier (1907–1989) has been called one of the great shapers of popular culture and the modern imagination. Among her more famous works are The Scapegoat, Jamaica Inn, Rebecca, and the short story "The Birds," all of which were subsequently made into films—the latter three directed by Alfred Hitchcock.

Reviews

AudiobooksNow review by KATHLEEN BLINN on 2022-06-16 19:42:46

EXCELLENT BOOK AND NARRATION---------HOWEVER--------HACHETTE AUDIO BOOKS HAS OMITTED SEVERAL PARAGRAPHS OF THE AUDIO BOOK OF WHICH THEY ARE THE PUBLISHED THIS IS SUPPOSED TO BE UNABRIDGED........WORD FOR WORD AS THE BOOK. THIS IS NO REFLECTION ON AUDIOBOOKSNOW.COM

AudiobooksNow review by Tammy on 2010-09-14 16:37:02

Very good story with vivid characters. The reason I gave it three stars is that the ending is very abrupt and really leaves you hanging.

AudiobooksNow review by Ellen on 2012-04-07 11:11:11

What an engrossing novel. I could not put this book down. Many nights, I awoke with my face in its pages, realizing that I had been reading up until the moment where I had fallen asleep. Every time I thought I might have figured out the next turns of what seemed like a fairly simple plot, I would read a new plot twist. The turns in the story were shocking, but believable. The characters are layered, flawed, and always compelling, if not always likeable, and du Mauriers writing is gorgeous and vivid, perfectly suited for a story where the setting is such a critical element.