The Flight of the Falcon by Daphne du …
The Flight of the Falcon was first published in 1964 and is one of the few novels Du Maurier wrote from a male perspective and set in an Italian city. Ruffano, a fictionalised version of…
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The Glass Blowers by Daphne du Maurier
Originally published in 1963, The Glass Blowers is set in eighteenth century France and follows the tale of du Maurier’s own ancestors as they fought to survive in the aftermath of the French Revolution. Our…
View PostThe House on the Strand by Daphne du …
The House on the Strand, published in 1969, was written around the time Daphne du Maurier was being forced to leave her beloved Menabilly to move into Kilmarth. When exploring Kilmarth, du Maurier came across…
View PostThe King’s General by Daphne du Maurier
Eighteen year-old Honor Harris is looking forward to spending the rest of her life with the man she loves, however when a tragedy occurs on the eve of her wedding, the marriage never takes place.…
View PostFrenchman’s Creek by Daphne du Maurier
Lady Dona St. Columb, a spoiled aristocrat, has become bored with her life in London society so she takes her children to Navron, her husband’s country home in Cornwall. When Dona arrives she finds the…
View PostJamaica Inn by Daphne du Maurier
As Mary’s mother lies on her deathbed, she makes her daughter promise to go to live with her aunt as she is the only family they have left. Mary, without any means of supporting herself…
View PostMy Cousin Rachel by Daphne du Maurier
My Cousin Rachel was first published in 1951 and is regarded by many as du Maurier’s finest work, even though Rebecca contiunes to be her most famous. As you would expect from a du Maurier…
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