Rule Britannia (Virago Modern Classics)

by Daphne Du Maurier (Author), Daphne Du Maurier (Author), Daphne Du Maurier (Author)

• New

  Paperback
  2019

  $11.58

  It is rather awful, Emma thought as she walked across the fields down to the farm, how this business is leading us all into subterfuge and deception, and we can't really tell who is friend and who is enemy ...' Emma wakes up one morning to an apocalyptic world. The cosy existence she shares with her grandmother, a famous retired actress, has been shattered: there's no post, no telephone, no radio - and an American warship sits in the harbour. As the two women piece together clues about the 'friendly' military occupation on their doorstep, family, friends and neighbours gather round to protect their heritage. In this chilling novel of the future, Daphne du Maurier explores the implications of a political, economic and military alliance between Britain and the United States.

• Used

  Paperback
  1992

  $3.25

  Daphne Du Maurier's story of how union with America becomes Britain's only alternative to bankruptcy. When the Marines arrive, Mad - world-famous actress and autocrat over a Bohemian household of peace-loving Emma and six unruly boys - says it looks more like an invasion than a merger.