REVIEW: Rebecca (Daphne Du Maurier)
Book: Rebecca
Author: Daphne Du MaurierMy rating: 5/5
Premise: 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 begins to realise that she barely knows her husband at all. And in every corner of every room is the phantom of his beautiful first wife, Rebecca.
From the very first page, I felt like I was there, at Manderly, living with the de Winters. Daphne Du Maurier has a knack of creating such vivid descriptions that you believe you are there, seeing what the heroine sees, feeling what the heroine feels, thinking like her. It's easy to get lost in the the jealous and paranoid daydreaming of the protagonist, all the time sympathising with her, not chiding her for being silly and childish. It helped that the main character had no name, making you feel that her desperation for her own identity was justified. Haunting, mysterious and evocative - I love this book!
From the very first page, I felt like I was there, at Manderly, living with the de Winters. Daphne Du Maurier has a knack of creating such vivid descriptions that you believe you are there, seeing what the heroine sees, feeling what the heroine feels, thinking like her. It's easy to get lost in the the jealous and paranoid daydreaming of the protagonist, all the time sympathising with her, not chiding her for being silly and childish. It helped that the main character had no name, making you feel that her desperation for her own identity was justified. Haunting, mysterious and evocative - I love this book!