<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br> Sixty years after REBECCA was first published, Daphne du Maurier's unsurpassed masterpiece continues to enthrall readers with romance and suspense, as the second Mrs. de Winter narrates the haunting events surrounding her marriage to Maxim de Winter and her growing obsession with his first wife, the beautiful, now dead Rebecca. Includes excerpts from the author's personal notes and essays, exclusive to this edition. <p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br> <p><strong>Now a Netflix film starring Lily James, Armie Hammer, and Kristin Scott Thomas</strong></p><br/><p><strong>Last Night I Dreamt I went to Manderley Again...</strong></p><p>With these words, the reader is ushered into an isolated gray stone mansion on the windswept Cornish coast, as the second Mrs. Maxim de Winter recalls the chilling events that transpired as she began her new life as the young bride of a husband she barely knew. For in every corner of every room were phantoms of a time dead but not forgotten--a past devotedly preserved by the sinister housekeeper, Mrs. Danvers: a suite immaculate and untouched, clothing laid out and ready to be worn, but not by any of the great house's current occupants. With an eerie presentiment of evil tightening her heart, the second Mrs. de Winter walked in the shadow of her mysterious predecessor, determined to uncover the darkest secrets and shattering truths about Maxim's first wife--the late and hauntingly beautiful Rebecca.</p><p>This special edition of <em>Rebecca</em> includes excerpts from Daphne du Maurier's <em>The Rebecca Notebook and Other Memories</em>, an essay on the real Manderley, du Maurier's original epilogue to the book, and more.</p><p><strong>A PBS Great American Read Top 100 Pick</strong></p> <p/><br></br><p><b> From the Back Cover </b></p></br></br> <p><em>Last night I dreamt I went to Manderly again</em>.</p><p>With these words, the reader is ushered into an isolated gray stone mansion on the windswept Cornish coast, as the second Mrs. Maxim de Winter recalls the chilling events that transpired as she began her new life as the young bride of a husband she barely knew. For in every corner of every room were phantoms of a time dead but not forgotten--a past devotedly preserved by the sinister housekeeper, Mrs. Danvers: a suite immaculate and untouched, clothing laid out and ready to be worn, but not by any of the great house's current occupants. With an eerie presentiment of evil tightening her heart, the second Mrs. de Winter walked in the shadow of her mysterious predecessor, determined to uncover the darkest secrets and shattering truths about Maxim's first wife--the late and hauntingly beautiful Rebecca.</p><p>This special edition of <em>Rebecca</em> includes excerpts from Daphne du Maurier's <em>The Rebecca Notebook and Other Memories</em>, an essay on the real Manderley, du Maurier's original epilogue to the book, and more.</p> <p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br> "Du Maurier is in a class by herself."--<em>New York Times</em>
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