Jamaica Inn - Daphne Du Maurier

Jamaica Inn

The thrilling gothic classic from the beloved author of REBECCA
Buch | Softcover
320 Seiten
2025
Virago Press Ltd (Verlag)
978-0-349-01928-4 (ISBN)
13,70 inkl. MwSt
By one of the twentieth century's best loved storytellers. A classic tale of murder, mystery and passion - perfect for fans of Wuthering Heights.
AN UNFORGETTABLE STORY OF MURDER, MYSTERY AND PASSION, FROM THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF REBECCA.

'Jamaica Inn is a first-rate page-turner' THE TIMES

'Daphne du Maurier has no equal' SUNDAY TELEGRAPH

'Jamaica Inn is a novel about nothing less than pure evil . . .with an eerie and shocking kind of power, in the novel's astonishing final act' JULIE MYERSON, GUARDIAN

No human being could live in this wasted country and remain like other people; the very children would be born twisted . . .

After the death of her mother, Mary Yellan crosses the windswept Cornish moors to Jamaica Inn, the home of her Aunt Patience. But she finds Patience a changed woman, cowering before her domineering, vicious husband Joss. Behind its crumbling walls, the inn harbours a dark secret - and Mary is soon dragged into a dangerous world of smuggling and murder. Disturbed by her powerful attraction to Joss's younger brother, and in fear of her life, Mary is forced to cross her own moral line to save herself.

Daphne du Maurier (1907-1989) was born in London, England. In 1931 her first novel, The Loving Spirit was published. A biography of her father and three other novels followed, but it was the novel Rebecca that launched her into the literary stratosphere and made her one of the most popular authors of her day. In 1932, du Maurier married Major Frederick Browning with whom she had three children. Many of du Maurier's bestselling novels and short stories were adapted into award-winning films, including Alfred Hitchcock's The Birds and Nicolas Roeg's Don't Look Now. In 1969, du Maurier was awarded the Dame Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (DBE). She lived most of her life in Cornwall and died there which is the setting for many of her books.

Erscheint lt. Verlag 13.3.2025
Reihe/Serie VMC
Verlagsort London
Sprache englisch
Maße 126 x 198 mm
Themenwelt Literatur Klassiker / Moderne Klassiker
ISBN-10 0-349-01928-2 / 0349019282
ISBN-13 978-0-349-01928-4 / 9780349019284
Zustand Neuware
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