My Cousin Rachel. Daphne Du Maurier - Hardcover

Daphne Du Maurier

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1844087638 ISBN 13: 9781844087631

Publisher: Virago Press (UK), 2011

Synopsis

I threw the piece of paper on the fire. She saw it burn . . .
Orphaned at an early age, Philip Ashley is raised by his benevolent older cousin, Ambrose. Resolutely single, Ambrose delights in Philip as his heir, a man who will love his grand home as much as he does himself. But the cosy world the two construct is shattered when Ambrose sets off on a trip to Florence. There he falls in love and marries - and there he dies suddenly.

In almost no time at all, the new widow - Philip's cousin Rachel - turns up in England. Despite himself, Philip is drawn to this beautiful, sophisticated, mysterious woman like a moth to the flame. And yet . . . might she have had a hand in Ambrose's death?

About this title

From the Publisher:

My Cousin Rachel is the gripping story of a Victorian young man whose placid life in the English countryside is turned inside-out by an older woman. The young man is Philip Ashley, the novel¹s narrator. Orphaned at an early age, he¹s been raised by his bachelor uncle Ambrose, who falls in love and marries while traveling in Florence, then dies there in suspicious circumstances. Shortly after her husband¹s death, Ambrose¹s widow turns up in England, setting the stage for the unfolding of a relationship between the callow Philip and the beautiful, sophisticated, mysterious widow. And while Philip impetuously embraces the role of the moth flapping full-tilt toward the flame, the widow never puts a foot wrong. Is she designedly luring Philip to his doom? Might she even have had a hand in Ambrose¹s death? Originally published in 1951, My Cousin Rachel was made into a film in 1953.

About the Author:

Daphne du Maurier (1907-89) was born in London, educated at home and in Paris and lived for much of her life in her beloved Cornwall, the setting for many of her novels. Most of her novels have been bestsellers, and many have been made into films. She is considered one of the most accomplished novelists of the twentieth century.

About this edition

• Publisher: Virago Press (UK)
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 1844087638
• ISBN 13: 9781844087631
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 352