My Cousin Rachel. Daphne Du Maurier

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"From the first page...the reader is back in the moody, brooding atmosphere of Rebecca."--The New York Times

From Daphne du Maurier, the legendary author of Rebecca and Jamaica Inn, comes a gothic classic set in beautiful, mysterious, and eerie Cornwall.

Philip Ashley's older cousin Ambrose, who raised the orphaned Philip as his own son, has died in Rome. Philip, the heir to Ambrose's beautiful English estate, is crushed that the man he loved died far from home. He is also suspicious. While in Italy, Ambrose fell in love with Rachel, a beautiful English and Italian woman. But the final, brief letters Ambrose wrote hint that his love had turned to paranoia and fear.

Now Rachel has arrived at Philip's newly inherited estate. Could this exquisite woman, who seems to genuinely share Philip's grief at Ambrose's death, really be as cruel as Philip imagined? Or is she the kind, passionate woman with whom Ambrose fell in love? Philip struggles to understand Rachel's intentions, knowing Ambrose's estate, his future, and his sanity, hang in the balance.

An atmospheric mystery full of doubt and paranoia, My Cousin Rachel is a suspenseful gothic treat for long-time fans and new readers of Daphne du Maurier.

Praise for Daphne du Maurier:

"Miss du Maurier is... a storyteller whose sole aim is to bewitch and beguile. And in My Cousin Rachel she does both, with Rebecca looking fondly over her shoulder."--New York Times

"Double-distilled readers' delight."--Manchester Guardian

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352 pages

Average rating: 8.07

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PatriciaGB
Feb 05, 2023
10/10 stars
What an excellent book. Well written, intriguing characters, atmospheric gothic background... I read it after watching Hitchcock's 'Rebecca' and it really made my day. I hadn't enjoyed a book this much for a few months (years?)! A few months since I read it, and I have now read 'Rebecca' too -- another fantastic novel (so I will probably be getting more Du Maurier in the future) and the question always arises, I guess... which one did you like best? I think 'My Cousin Rachel'. This book is powerful and you're still asking yourself questions after closing it. Even with two characters that have plenty of faults and detestable traits you kind of wonder what could have happened if they had just opened up to each other in a frank and straight-forward manner... The lack of interpersonal communication is very present in both 'My Cousin Rachel' and 'Rebecca' and I think this is one of the most interesting aspects of Du Maurier's psychological writing. The other one being, of course, that she knows how to bend and master words and plot at her pleasure.

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