Rebecca: Introduction by Lucy Hughes-Hallett (Everyman's Library Contemporary Classics Series)
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ONE OF TIME MAGAZINES 100 BEST MYSTERY AND THRILLER BOOKS OF ALL TIME The only hardcover edition of Daphne du Mauriers beloved internationally best-selling gothic mystery. Rebecca has twice been adapted for film and was named a PBS Great American Read Top 100 Pick. The unassuming young heroine of Daphne du Mauriers Rebecca finds her life changed overnight when she meets Maxim de Winter a handsome and wealthy widower whose sudden proposal of marriage takes her by surprise. Rescuing her from an overbearing employer de Winter whisks her off to Manderley his isolated estate on the windswept Cornish coastbut there things take a chilling turn. Max seems haunted by the memory of his glamorous first wife Rebecca whose legacy is lovingly tended by the sinister housekeeper Mrs. Danvers. As the second Mrs. de Winter finds herself increasingly burdened by the shadow of her mysterious predecessor she becomes determined to uncover the dark secrets that threaten her happiness no matter the cost. Everymans Library pursues the highest production standards printing on acid-free cream-colored paper with full-cloth cases with two-color foil stamping decorative endpapers silk ribbon markers European-style half-round spines and a full-color illustrated jacket. Contemporary Classics include an introduction a select bibliography and a chronology of the authors life and times.
