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Daphne du Maurier

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"Rebecca", published in 1938, brought its author instant international acclaim, capturing the popular imagination with its haunting atmosphere of suspense and mystery.

But the more fame this and her other books encouraged, the more reclusive "Daphne du Maurier" became.

Margaret Forster's award-winning biography could hardly be more worthy of its subject.

Drawing on private letters and papers, and with the unflinching co-operation of Daphne du Maurier's family, Margaret Forster explores the secret drama of her life - the stifling relationship with her father, actor-manager Gerald du Maurier; her troubled marriage to war hero and royal aide, 'Boy' Browning; her wartime love affair; her passion for Cornwall and her deep friendships with the last of her father's actress loves, Gertrude Lawrence, and with an aristocratic American woman.

Most significant of all, Margaret Forster ingeniously strips away the relaxed and charming facade to lay bare the true workings of a complex and emotional character whose passionate and often violent stories mirrored her own fantasy life more than anyone could ever have imagined.

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Arrow Books Ltd
0099333317 / 9780099333319
Paperback / softback
05/05/1994
United Kingdom
English
480 p.
20 cm
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Reprint. Originally published: London: Chatto & Windus, 1993.
Meticulously researched, a masterpiece of biography and storytelling where subject and author are perfectly matched...
Meticulously researched, a masterpiece of biography and storytelling where subject and author are perfectly matched... 1DBKEWC Cornwall, BG Biography: general