Rebecca by Daphne Du Maurier
1938 National Book Award for Best Fiction
Daphne du Maurier's Rebecca, one of the Gothic literature authors who has received the recognition she deserves over time, is an exemplary narrative of an unsettling place. The daughter of a family involved in the performing arts and writing, and whose many works have been adapted to the screen with her profound, unpredictable technique, du Maurier is one of those authors who promises the reader doubt and surprise until the last page with her characters trapped between two worlds, searching for a way out with their secrets and passions. Alfred Hitchcock's film adaptation of Rebecca is an unforgettable masterpiece.
The unnamed second wife follows the man she loves and arrives at Manderley Manor, which seems like a paradise garden. However, this place soon transforms into a specter that takes her life captive. The problems in this marriage are difficult to resolve, but the real challenge is to escape the memory of Rebecca, the first wife, who, despite her death, left her mark on the entire space and haunts their lives.
Daphne du Maurier's Rebecca is that novel that secretly wanders through the dark corridors of some houses, revealing the hidden subject of the institution of marriage.
"One of the most powerful novels of the twentieth century, Rebecca subtly settles into the heart of our culture with the terrifying power of a myth or a dream.”
Sarah Waters
"Extraordinarily entertaining… du Maurier created a scale by which modern women can measure their own feelings.”
Stephen King
