Tag: Rebecca

• Five books that changed the way I read

  Some books you read, and then you just sort of forget; they don’t make any difference in your life. Some you think about for a while after, but then they fade from your memory and you move on to the next thing. But there are some books that just get their hooks into you and […]

  Lizzi

  January 17, 2022

  Articles, Comment, Fiction, Non-Fiction, Personal, Reviews

  20th Century, Alone in Berlin, Biography, Daphne du Maurier, Daphne DuMaurier, Donna Tartt, Fiction, GoodReads, Hans Fallada, Hardback, History, Jane Austen, Jenny Williams, Julius, Literature, Little Man What Now, Lord of the Flies, More Lives Than One, My Cousin Rachel, Non Fiction, Paperback, Penguin, Penguin English Library, Persuasion, Rebecca, Sarah Waters, Second World War, The Goldfinch, The Paying Guests, The Secret History, William Golding

• Re-reading: Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte

  Last year I wrote about wanting to re-read some books that I either loved, or had sort of forgotten but was sure I liked. Jane Eyre wasn’t on that list, but for some reason I recently felt compelled to re-read it. It might be because I wanted to finally get around to reading my copy […]

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  October 12, 2015

  Fiction, Reviews

  19th Century, Charlotte Bronte, Jane Eyre, Jean Rhys, Penguin, Rebecca, The Madwoman in the Attic, Wide Sargasso Sea

• Julius by Daphne du Maurier

  Having only read Rebecca, My Cousin Rachel, and some short stories, I was eager to branch out into the less obvious novels of Daphne du Maurier. For years I have found her and her work fascinating, and always tell other people they should read her – and yet Julius is only the third novel of […]

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  February 8, 2015

  Fiction, Reviews

  20th Century, Daphne du Maurier, Fiction, Rebecca, Virago, Virago Modern Classics

• Ten Reasons To Love Daphne du Maurier

  Originally published on 14th May on For Books’ Sake: Yesterday would have been Daphne du Maurier‘s birthday. In celebration, here’s ten things we love about the iconic author of classics including Rebecca, My Cousin Rachel and Jamaica Inn… 1. Her name To start with, ‘Daphne’ is a beautiful name. In Greek mythology, Daphne was a minor goddess (possibly some sort […]

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  May 23, 2012

  Articles, Comment, Reblogs

  Daphne DuMaurier, For Books’ Sake, J. M. Barrie, Jamaica Inn, My Cousin Rachel, Neverland, Piers Dudgeon, Rebecca