Mrs. Dewinter - Softcover

Susan Hill

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0380721457 ISBN 13: 9780380721450

Publisher: Avon, 1994

Synopsis

"For twelve years, in so many ways we had been as one, everything had been shared, there had been no secrets. Yet the past still held secrets, the past threw its shadows, and the shadows sometimes separated us."

Since Manderly burned, tormented Maxim de Winter and his demure second wife have fled the ghosts of a dark, unspoken yesterday. And now they have come home to England -- to bury what was and to start anew. But the sensual warmth of a golden autumn cannot mask the chill of a lingering evil. For October's gentle breeze whispers that Rebecca -- beautiful, mysterious, malevolent Rebecca -- is haunting their lives once more.

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About the Author

Susan Hill has been a full-time novelist, short-story writer and playwright since 1963, whose works have been translated into 15 languages. She counts among her many honors the prestigious Somerset Maugham Award, the Whitbread Prize and the John Llewellyn Rhys Prize. She is also a regular broadcaster for radio and television, and a book reviewer for numerous newspapers and journals. Born in Scarborough, Yorkshire, Ms. Hill and her family now live in Gloucestershire. Jean Marsh is a British actress perhaps best known for co-creating the television series Upstairs, Downstairs and for portraying house parlor maid Rose Buck in the same series. She and Eileen Atkins also co-created the 1991 television series The House of Eliott. Marsh has had several film appearances, including Return to Oz, Willow, and The Heavy. Jean has also made many appearances on British and American television programs, including The Twilight Zone, Crooked House, Sensitive Skin, and UFO. Jean's audiobook credits include narrating Susan Hill's Mrs. De Winter, Daphne Du Maurier's Rebecca, and Roald Dahl's The Witches.

From AudioFile

This sequel to Daphne Du Maurier's Rebecca follows the De Winters as they pick up the pieces of their lives after the fire which destroyed Manderly. Many characters from the original text reappear and continue to wreak havoc in the life of the tender heroine. The melodrama of the tale is echoed by Lisanne Cole, whose reading perfectly suits the plot. Cole gives the listener a reading that soars and dives along with the fortunes and moods of the heroine. The brief musical subtext at the end of each side adds considerably to the haunting effect. R.B.F. (c)AudioFile, Portland, Maine

About this edition

• Publisher: Avon
• Publication date: 1994
• ISBN 10: 0380721457
• ISBN 13: 9780380721450
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback
• Number of pages: 416