Rebecca Mass Market Paperback – 30 July 2002

Very poor quality of the book. Looks like pages have been copied and bonded together. A rip-off for 50 aed

“Rebecca”, is a classic gothic novel that was written in 1938 by Daphne du Maurier and it maintains a strong eerily theme throughout, it’s an exquisite psychological thriller, narrated by an unnamed woman who becomes the second wife of Maxim de Winter, the narrative is a flashback and story begins with her memories of how she and Maxim first met, in Monte Carlo. Du Maurier’s prose is elegant and descriptive in its artfulness, it evokes complex feelings and emotions as this unnamed heroine strives for personal identity and becomes the new mistress of the haunted Manderley. Rebecca still has power over the glamorous grounds even though she is dead, it is the strangest thing. It’s a gripping and gloomy tale.The narrator is younger, practically a schoolgirl, her hair is drab and she bites her fingers nails, not very ladylike given the time period. Moreover, she has this inability to talk to her own servants or run a house. Rebecca, on the other hand, was a finished lady, she was exquisite as the priceless china cupid her clumsy replacement breaks. It was Rebecca who created Manderley, turning the lovely old house into the grandeur estate people rave about and it was Mrs. Danver at Rebecca’s side to ensure its grandeur was maintained, even in her death. Danvers despised men, it’s ironic that for a woman she had many male tendencies, she was a true villain.Everyone was obsessed about Rebecca’s absence, it was tarred with jealousy on many levels, personally and intimately. When Rebecca’s body was found, the truth starts to rear its ugly head, it was sheer brilliance. It becomes a fairy tale gone wrong. The deeper you get into the book, the darker and more spooky it becomes as the mystery unfolds, a gothic core that is very compelling. The ending was ambiguous, open to interpretation of the reader, but one thing is certain, justice was not served and the reader may or may not be appalled by this.I thoroughly enjoyed this book.

Una trepidante historia de suspenso que te mantendrá al borde del asiento con sus maravillosas descripciones y sus giros oscuros. 100% recomendada para los amantes del thriller.

I love the cover of this book, especially the letters that shine in gold when light falls on them.

Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier is such a classic book which had been very new to me according to it's genre until I finished reading it..I really don't have any clear idea about how to write about this book concisely. There's so many things to talk about. Still trying to write a few lines..A young girl (assumingly in her late teens or very early twenties) got married to rich and elite Maxim de Winter by chance of her luck and became Mrs de Winter about which she fantasized like crazy after knowing. But the things turned out quite opposite to her imagination when she came to Manderley, the estate of de Winters'. There was Mrs. Danvers who was the personal maid of Rebecca (the first Mrs. de Winter). After the mysterious death of Rebecca the second marriage happened and Manderley got exposed to our narrator..It's totally a character driven book and the development of characters are so very amazing. I love the narrator's character. She is around 19-20 years and I can relate with her in many ways. How insecured she feels in front of people she doesn't know and how much of an overthinker she is! This is very much relevant for a girl of her age..There's dead Rebecca's existence all over the Manderley which haunts everybody in that estate. Despite of being dead she is so much omnipresent, that any living and non living thing of that estate is affected by it..There is so much more in the story. The uncanny feelings of the characters are very impactful. Every character is very much significant and they have their own spaces to flourish. The character of Mrs. Danvers is another of a kind and mysterious all along.du Maurier's writing style is remarkable. An impactful read with a great amount of unanswered suspense.

Loved it