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Frenchman's Creek (Virago Modern Classics)

Frenchman's Creek (Virago Modern Classics)

by Daphne Du Maurier (Author), Daphne Du Maurier (Author), Daphne Du Maurier (Author), Julie Myerson (Introduction)

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    Paperback 2003

    $10.43

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    Paperback 1969

    $4.19

  • New

    Paperback 2009

    $17.50
Synopsis

The Restoration Court knows Lady Dona St Columb to be ripe for any folly, any outrage that will alter the tedium of her days. But there is another, secret Dona who longs for freedom, honest love - and sweetness, even if it is spiced with danger. To escape the shallowness of court life, Dona retreats to Navron, her husband's remote Cornish estate. There, she seeks peace in its solitary woods and hidden creeks. But she finds instead a daring pirate, hunted by all Cornwall, a Frenchman who, like Dona, would gamble his life for a moment's joy. Together, they embark upon a quest rife with danger and glory, one which bestows upon Dona the ultimate choice: sacrifice her lover to certain death or risk her own life to save him.

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More Information

Format: Paperback
 Pages: 272
 Edition: New e.
 Publisher: Virago
Published: 01 May 2003
ISBN 10: 1844080412
ISBN 13: 9781844080410
Book Overview: * Du Maurier launch spearheads the Virago 30th Birthday celebrations * National and regional press ad campaign in May highlighting consumer competition to win a holiday in a National Trust cottage in Du Maurier country - all copies stickered with details *Full range of POS material * Major feature on www.virago.co.uk * High-profile presence at the LBF in March and the Du Maurier festival in May * Submitted for trade promotions

Media Reviews
A tale of danger, passion and mystery, and a compulsive slice of period drama. * Good Book Guide *
A pure, exhilarating adventure story - a swashbuckling tale of exquisite danger and tangled love . . . a tale of emotional and sexual awakening, of loss and risk . . . sophisticated in its exploration of the human heart. -- Julie Myerson
A heroine who is bound to make thousands of friends * Sunday Times *
One of the last century's most original literary talents * Daily Telegraph *
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. In 1931 her first novel, The Loving Spirit, was published. A biography of her father and three other novels followed, but it was the novel Rebecca that launched her into the literary stratosphere and made her one of the most popular authors of her day. In 1932, du Maurier married Major Frederick Browning, with whom she had three children.
Many of du Maurier's bestselling novels and short stories were adapted into award-winning films, including Alfred Hitchcock's The Birds and Nicolas Roeg's Don't Look Now. In 1969 du Maurier was awarded a DBE. She lived most of her life in Cornwall, the setting for many of her books.