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'du Maurier is a magician, a virtuouso. She can conjure up tragedy, horror, tension, suspense the ridiculous, the vain, the romantic' GOOD HOUSEKEEPING
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* a novel of time travel and drug experimentation
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22 of 23 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This is a fascinating story which focuses on Dick Young during a visit to a friend's house in Cornwall. His friend is a professor of science who has developed a drug which seems to take the user back in time. Dick experiments with the drug which interestingly seems to take the user only back to a specific time and place. He becomes enmeshed with the events of that time and place and finds that he gradually loses his sense of the reality of the present.
This is an extremely gripping and atmospheric book and if you like Daphne Du Maurier's books you really should read it.
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
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While vacationing at the Cornwall home of old chum Magnus, Richard Young is convinced to act as guinea pig for his friend's latest experiment - a drug that enables the mind to travel into the past - although the body stays in the present. Richard's "trips" take him to the 14C where he is soon so wrapped up in the past that it becomes as addictive to him as a drug - or is it the drug itself that is addictive? Are the lives of those in the past so much more important that his wife and step-sons become a hindrance to his journeys? Did these people really exist or do they only exist in Richard's mind? Although Richard's mind is in the 14C while on the drug, his body is not and as he walks in the footsteps of those in the past it leads him into some very close calls when his mind returns to the present. He could be standing anywhere - the middle of a road, on private property or in the path of an oncoming.......
Nope, I'm not telling and to say much more gives the whole thing away - half the fun is the guessing and unexpected twists in the story. Although the segments in the 14C were well written they were a bit confusing to me at times, but don't spend too much time trying to sort those relationships out. IMO they were mostly background and the main focus were the parts in the present day. Du Maurier is superb and understated as always, and this one will definitely leave you guessing all the way to the very last page and beyond. 5/5 stars and highly recommended.
Nope, I'm not telling and to say much more gives the whole thing away - half the fun is the guessing and unexpected twists in the story. Although the segments in the 14C were well written they were a bit confusing to me at times, but don't spend too much time trying to sort those relationships out. IMO they were mostly background and the main focus were the parts in the present day. Du Maurier is superb and understated as always, and this one will definitely leave you guessing all the way to the very last page and beyond. 5/5 stars and highly recommended.
23 of 25 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This is one of my favourite ever books. Its quite a while since I've read it now and I'm always meaning to read it again. It really is one of the best stories, and it draws you in so you feel like your experiencing it all yourself. I've even been to the parts of Cornwall mentioned in the book - just because of reading it. I definately think this her best book.
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Weird!
When I started reading this book I thought it was great. However, as I went along I found it quite tiresome. Read more
Published 6 days ago by The Reader
A Good Study of Addiction
The House on The Strand is the story of Richard Young, a man who married late in life to an American widow with two young boys. Read more
Published 16 days ago by Calypso
Most favourite book
I have read and re-read this book many times and each time I become really absorbed in the story and can't put the book down even though I know the ending. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Abbie
One of my Favourite Books
I first read this many years ago, and wondered if I'd still enjoy it as much - I did!
One of Daphne du Maurier's later books, I find it very well written, and it's theme a... Read more
One of Daphne du Maurier's later books, I find it very well written, and it's theme a... Read more
Published 2 months ago by E. C. Smith
A tale of two lives in different centuries, cleverly intertwined
Daphne du Maurier always has the ability to tug at the heartstrings. Her characters are always wonderfully drawn and her plots always hold one from the first page to the last. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Mrs. S. A. Blane
The House on the Strand
Bought as second hand as I wanted it to read for my Book Club and the actual book was a bit scruffy. However, a good story if you like historical/time travel stories, which I do. Read more
Published 5 months ago by J. Smart
Some of It Is Genius, Sadly Not All of It
Dick Young is a man who finds himself caught between two times in `The House on the Strand', and I mean that literally. Read more
Published 6 months ago by Simon Savidge Reads
Different
Slow start but picked up quickly. I identified with the modern storyline, however, I did not find the Medieval part of the story to be very interesting. Read more
Published 7 months ago by Ms. Sarah Chapman
original and fascinating story.
I first heard this audio book on the radio and was captivated by it.The drug induced time travel involved is an original and highly imaginative idea. Read more
Published 9 months ago by spot
Time and Tides at Tywardreath.....
I picked up a copy of this book some years ago at a second hand stall. Its been missing now for some time, so I've just ordered another copy online, although I've already read the... Read more
Published 10 months ago by Gerald T. Walford
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