Daphne du Maurier
Rethinking Rebecca.
*SPOILER ALERT* If you’ve not read (or watched) Rebecca we recommend revisiting this article later. Rebecca is a book that is not only read differently by each generation, but it brings to each reader, at […]
Read MoreEverything You Need to Know about Netflix’s Rebecca
Did you hear? Everyone’s favourite du Maurier novel is getting a shiny new adaptation! Director Ben Wheatley has gone back to the book for inspiration for this fresh new look at a timeless story […]
Read MoreMeet the author | Daphne du Maurier
DAPHNE DU MAURIER (1907–89) was born in London, the daughter of the famous actor-manager Sir Gerald du Maurier and granddaughter of George du Maurier, the author and artist. A voracious reader, she was from an […]
Read MoreRebecca by Daphne du Maurier
Read an extract from Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier Working as a lady’s companion, the orphaned heroine of Rebecca learns her place. Life begins to look very bleak until, on a trip to the South of France, […]
Read MoreA Timely Reissue
Reading Rule Britannia you would be forgiven for thinking Daphne du Maurier predicted Brexit. This prescient novel, first published nearly 50 years ago, explores a future where Britain has separated from Europe in favour of a political, economic […]
Read MoreDaphne du Maurier at Somerset House
DAPHNE DU MAURIER AT SOMERSET HOUSE Rebecca’s 80th birthday celebrations continue: Somerset House are showing Hitchcock’s adaptation as part of their Film Four Summer Screen season. Is there a more perfect summer […]
Read MoreVirago Modern Classic Book Club: Rebecca by Daphne Du Maurier
Book of the Month: Rebecca by Daphne Du Maurier This March we are reading Rebecca by Daphne Du Maurier, in celebration of the 80th anniversary of its publication. ‘One of the most influential novels of […]
Read More80 Years of Rebecca
Special Anniversary Edition of Du Maurier’s Rebecca This March we are celebrating the 80th anniversary of Daphne du Maurier’s Rebecca. We are marking this milestone with a gorgeous jacketed hardback edition, featuring artwork designed […]
Read MoreRebecca voted the Nation’s Favourite Book
To celebrate their 225th anniversary, WHSmith asked readers to vote for their favourite book of the last 225 years. Charles Dickens, Jane Austen, George Orwell and the Bronte sisters all made it to the shortlist, but trumping them […]
Read MoreThe cast of My Cousin Rachel discuss Du Maurier’s writing
My Cousin Rachel, Daphne Du Maurier’s thrilling novel and our VMC book club pick for May, hits the silver screen on 9th June. Here the cast and crew from the film, including actors Rachel Weisz, […]
Read MoreVirago Modern Classic Book Club – My Cousin Rachel
With the film starring Rachel Weisz and Sam Claflin scheduled for nationwide release next month, May feels like the perfect time to rediscover Daphne du Maurier’s mysterious, thrilling My Cousin Rachel. The Guardian placed this classic firmly ‘In […]
Read MoreA Q&A with Stella Duffy
Stella Duffy OBE, is an award winning Virago author and a playwright, journalist and screenwriter. Here Stella speaks to Virago Deputy Publisher Sarah Savitt about what makes writing crime special, and gives some advice for those […]
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