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by Daphne Du Maurier (Author), Lisa Appignanesi (Introduction)
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  • Paperback: 320 pages
  • Publisher: Virago Press Ltd; New edition edition (1 April 2004)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 1844080978
  • ISBN-13: 978-1844080977
  • Product Dimensions: 19.2 x 12.6 x 3 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 29,055 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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By chance, two men - one English, the other French - meet in a provincial railway station. Their physical resemblance is uncanny, and they spend the next few hours talking and drinking - until at last John, the Englishman, falls into a drunken stupour. It's to be his last carefree moment, for when he wakes, his French companion has stolen his identity and disappeared. So John steps into the Frenchman's shoes, and faces a variety of perplexing roles - as owner of a chateau, director of a failing business, head of a fractious family, and master of nothing. Gripping and complex, The Scapegoat is a masterful exploration of doubling and identity, and of the dark side of the self.

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5.0 out of 5 stars An almost forgotten masterpiece, 22 Feb 2005
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It's great to see Daphne du Maurier getting a reprint of all her novels with revamped covers. It's easy to think of her as a writer of romantic melodrama but she isn't and this book, as if the others haven't anyway, proves that she has plenty to say about the human condition. Beautifully written and cleverly paced The Scapegoat draws you in and keeps you fascinated to learn the truth about the protagonists double.

Apart from being an atmospheric and well written thriller the book has a number of philosophical questions to ask about the nature of self and the different perspectives we all bring to the same situation. Above all it's about the choice we all have to do good or evil in our lives. It never at any point gets bogged down in what it is trying to say. A deftly written well told story that shows you don't have to sacrifice content, character and storytelling on the altar of style and structure to make a point.

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Another 'can't put it down' Daphne du Maurier book...., 22 Mar 2001
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A lonely single English man John who longs for a life so different to his own meets a Frenchman Jean who has all the ties and responsibilities John has never known ; a crumbling family business, a sick mother, a dependent wife and child, and a reputation.

John and Jean also happen to be identical, so Jean (who is also tired of his life but for the opposite reasons to John) decides to trick John into swapping places. John finds himself in someone elses shoes and leading the life of a person he has always wanted to be, but it doesnt turn out as he hoped and the masquerade leads to disaterous consequences.

Im not going to spoil it for you though so just buy it! Its another fantastic Daphne du Maurier book.

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4.0 out of 5 stars A nail-biter, 19 Oct 2002
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I could not put down this book! It started out rather depressing and slow, but soon I was hooked, and I desperately -- foregoing sleep -- wanted to know what would happen to the lead character, John. Just when I thought his situation could not get worse, something else came up and I wondered, how could he get out of it this time? It is amazing how Du Maurier is able to make this novel's villain almost likeable.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Two strangers, identical in appearance, a chance meeting and.....
...lives are forever changed. English John meets French Count Jean and share dinner and drinks as they discuss the remarkable likeness the two share. Read more
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Apparently,'The Scapegoat' is not one of Ms. DuMaurier's more popular novels, and having just finished reading this curious and frustrating book, I think I see why. Read more
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