The Rendezvous and Other Stories

The Rendezvous and Other Stories

by Daphnedu Maurier (Author)

Synopsis

A collection of short stories from one of Britain's most celebrated novelists of our time. The short stories which Daphne du Maurier has written throughout her career have always had a haunting quality, and from two of them - The Birds and Don't Look Now - memorable films have been made. The fourteen tales included in the present volume were written over a period of many years some of them before her first novels were published, others in her thirties and forties; they reflect many human emotions: romance, disenchantment, fantasy, nostalgia, ambition, irony, the longing for adventure. Each story is based on something du Maurier observed or overheard and will provide pleasure for every mood.

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Format: Hardcover
Pages: 287
Edition: First Edition
Publisher: Orion
Published: 01 Jul 1994

ISBN 10: 0575028459
ISBN 13: 9780575028456
Book Overview: A collection of short stories from one of Britain's most celebrated novelists of our time.

Author Bio
Daphne du Maurier (1907 - 89) was born in London, the daughter of the famous actor-manager Sir Gerald du Maurier and granddaughter of George du Maurier, the author and artist. She began writing short stories and articles in 1928 and in 1931 her first novel, THE LOVING SPIRIT, was published. It was the novel REBECCA that launched her into the literary stratosphere and made her one of the most popular authors of all time.