Rebecca
2 journalers for this copy...
Journal Entry 1 by 
crimson-tide
from Balingup, Western Australia Australia on Friday, August 29, 2008
crimson-tide from Balingup, Western Australia Australia on Friday, August 29, 2008
One of the "1001 books you must read before you die".
‘Last night I dreamt I went to Manderley again.’
Working as a lady’s maid in Monte Carlo, our unnamed protagonist is romanced by the mysterious widower Maxim de Winter. After a whirlwind fortnight of courtship, she becomes the second Mrs de Winter, leaving her life of servitude. After the wedding and honeymoon, she is whisked away from the south of France to Maxim’s country estate in Cornwall: Manderley.
But all is not well. The memory of the first Mrs de Winter, Rebecca, haunts Manderley. Maxim is a different man in this environment and our heroine is constantly found wanting by his forbidding housekeeper Mrs Danvers, who idolises the deceased Rebecca.
‘Last night I dreamt I went to Manderley again.’
Working as a lady’s maid in Monte Carlo, our unnamed protagonist is romanced by the mysterious widower Maxim de Winter. After a whirlwind fortnight of courtship, she becomes the second Mrs de Winter, leaving her life of servitude. After the wedding and honeymoon, she is whisked away from the south of France to Maxim’s country estate in Cornwall: Manderley.
But all is not well. The memory of the first Mrs de Winter, Rebecca, haunts Manderley. Maxim is a different man in this environment and our heroine is constantly found wanting by his forbidding housekeeper Mrs Danvers, who idolises the deceased Rebecca.
Journal Entry 2 by crimson-tide at Balingup, Western Australia Australia on Sunday, November 27, 2022
crimson-tide at Balingup, Western Australia Australia on Sunday, November 27, 2022
Excellent story and writing. I went into it blind, which was a good thing, found it not what I was expecting (in my ignorance), and was very pleasantly surprised, enjoying it more than I’d expected.
“ What sets Rebecca apart from its peers is its author’s mastery of tone and mood, emotion and psychology.”
Journal Entry 3 by crimson-tide at Balingup, Western Australia Australia on Saturday, March 18, 2023
crimson-tide at Balingup, Western Australia Australia on Saturday, March 18, 2023
Off to a new reader as a wishlist tag. Enjoy!
Arrived in the mail, as part of the Australasian Wishlist tag game. Thank you so much.
