Daphne Du Maurier At Home

Description

Daphne du Maurier (1907-89) is the author of Rebecca, Jamaica Inn, Frenchman's Creek, Don't Look Now and The Birds among many others which continue to thrill and fascinate readers worldwide. The daughter of Sir Gerald du Maurier, the leading actor manager of his day, she grew up in a wildly imaginative 'Peter Pan' world peopled by London's leading writers and actors, before arriving in Cornwall at the age of 19. The place and its people inspired her to write her first novel The Loving Spirit, a work which so affected a young major in the Grenadier Guards, later Lieutenant-General Sir Frederick Browning, that he travelled to Fowey in his boat Ygdrasil to meet - and eventually to marry - the author. This bewitching evocation of place was to remain a feature of Daphne du Maurier's writing, and the source of much of her enduring popularity. Hilary Macaskill explores the homes and landscapes of Daphne du Maurier's life, and how these relate to her work in sometimes unexpected ways.
Generously illustrated with little-seen material from the family archive as well as new colour photographs, this is a book which will enrich and transport anyone who has ever lost themselves between the covers of a Daphne du Maurier novel.

Reviews

'a special event for Cornwall and far beyond ... dear reader buy a copy or encourage a friend or relation to buy it as a present: an investment in enduring pleasure.' Cornish Guardian 'Whether or not you are a fan of Daphne du Maurier, this lovely book will draw you inexorably into her life.' NFU Countryside

Author description

HILARY MACASKILL is a journalist and travel writer. She lives in London. Her other titles for Frances Lincoln are Agatha Christie at Home (9780711230293) and Charles Dickens at Home (9780711232273).