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The Daphne Du Maurier Companion (Paperback)

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  • Paperback: 448 pages
  • Publisher: Virago Press Ltd (3 May 2007)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 1844082350
  • ISBN-13: 978-1844082353
  • Product Dimensions: 19.4 x 12.6 x 3 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
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'A marvellous celebration of du Maurier's life, work and cultural legacy; an indispensable guide to the writer and her art' Sarah Waters


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Daphne du Maurier is one of Britain's best-loved authors, her writing capturing the imagination in a way that few have been able to equal. Rebecca, her most famous novel, was a huge success on first publication and brought du Maurier international fame. This enduring classic remains one of the nation's favourite books. In this celebration of Daphne du Maurier's life and achievements, today's leading writers, critics and academics discuss the novels, short stories and biographies that made her one of the most spellbinding and genre-defying authors of her generation. The film versions of her books are also explored, including Alfred Hitchcock's Rebecca and The Birds and Nicholas Roeg's Don't Look Now. Featuring interviews with du Maurier's family and a long-lost short story by the author herself, this is the indispensable companion to her work. Contributors include Sarah Dunant, Sally Beauman, Margaret Forster, Antonia Fraser, Michael Holroyd, Lisa Jardine, Julie Myerson, Justine Picardie and Minette Walters
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4.0 out of 5 stars The wonderful world of Daphne du Maurier, 7 Jun 2007
By M. van der Lem "MvdL" (Bristol UK) - See all my reviews
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A chatty yet literary overview of Daphne du Maurier's life and writing, this book would make a splendid present for someone who has only come across her name in the credits of the now very dated films based on some of her books.It will certainly prompt such people to go back to the originals, which are so much more intricate and subtle. It will also give pleasure to people who remember reading the books in their teens and not all that much about their content, except that they found them utterly gripping. It's bound to prompt them to read them again, as they will be intrigued by the subtle and sometimes sinister undertones described in the useful introductions to her writings by the many distinguished writers that are included.
The first part of the book is especially enjoyable - a collection of reminiscences by people who knew her, worked with her and loved her; the second discusses the amazingly enigmatic Rebecca in its many manifestations; and the third contains all the introductions of the Virago/Du Maurier paperbacks - very useful for deciding which one to read again first. Plus a never-before-published short story! Altogether a hugely enjoyable and enlightening vade mecum to Daphne's world, and a page-turner in itself.
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1.0 out of 5 stars A companion too far, 23 May 2007
By R. Burgess (London UK) - See all my reviews
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The back cover proclaims this to be 'the essential companion to Daphne du Maurier's life and work,' appearing as it does in her centenary year. To me it looks like a classic case of "book-making," manufacturing an unnecessary book out of minimal content. Nearly half of it is taken up with reprinting introductions from the recent Virago reissue of du Maurier's works. There are interviews with family and friends, essays on adaptations in other media of some of the stories (these include a prize specimen of pseudo-academic bluff exploring the different genres that the film versions may or may not belong to, as well as an analysis of contributions to internet websites for du Maurier fans - trivia on trivia) and a rediscovered early short story in letter form that I had already seen online. The companion also includes several pieces on 'Rebecca,' which seems to be still the most popular and most read of all du Maurier's books. Here as elsewhere there is a lot of special pleading to show that du Maurier was not just a writer of romances, adventure stories or women's fiction (though nearly all the contributors to this companion, like the editor, are female).
The du Maurier novel I enjoy most is 'Jamaica Inn,' which I like because it is a good story well told, with a large element of exciting hokum (wreckers and the albino vicar who despises his flock), that holds the reader and makes him or her want to keep on reading. It is also set on the wild and mysterious Bodmin Moor, one of my favourite parts of Cornwall. In fact it is Daphne du Maurier's association with and evocations of her beloved Cornwall, a love I share, that I most read her for. And why not? Do we need to apologise for such enthusiasms or justify them by trying to demonstrate that 'Rebecca' is another 'Jane Eyre' and that Daphne du Maurier has the literary stature of George Eliot or D. H. Lawrence? Dare I suggest that the vacuity of the new book shows that once you have said you enjoy du Maurier's writings there is not much more to say? A better companion might be Margaret Forster's fine biography.
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4.0 out of 5 stars A useful compaion , 6 Jun 2007
By Ms. A. Sessa "maddieblue" (UK) - See all my reviews
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I really liked this book and found it so useful, full of stuff i didn't know about du Maurir. I thought it was a brilliant idea that they published a companion to mark her 100th birthday, with essays about her novels, which i enjoyed the most.

I would say this is a good book if you want to know more about her life and her works. I was very impressed by it and think more people should give it a chance.

It is true, though that they have reissued the introudctions to her books, which i felt a bit cheated and therefore only gave it 4 stars out of five. Other than that, i'm happy with the book and will keep it near me for years to come as i've enjoyed reading it.


This book is mainly for REAL Daphne Du Maurier fans.

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