First time in Modern Classics for five of Du Maurier's best short stories
John and Laura have come to Venice to try and escape the pain of their young daughter's death. But when they encounter two old women who claim to have second sight, they find that instead of laying their ghosts to rest they become caught up in a train of increasingly strange and violent events. The four other haunting, evocative stories in this volume also explore deep fears and longings, secrets and desires- a lonely teacher who investigates a mysterious American couple; a young woman confronting her father's past; a party of pilgrims who meet disaster in Jerusalem; a scientist who harnesses the power of the mind to chilling effect ...
By:
Daphne Du Maurier Introduction by:
Susan Hill Imprint: Penguin Country of Publication: United Kingdom Dimensions:
Height: 197mm,
Width: 129mm,
Spine: 15mm
Weight: 204g ISBN:9780141188379 ISBN 10: 0141188375 Series:Penguin Modern Classics Pages: 272 Publication Date:02 August 2006 Audience:
General/trade
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ELT Advanced
Format:Paperback Publisher's Status: Active
Daphne du Maurier (1907-1989) - English novelist, biographer, and playwright, who published romantic suspense novels, mostly set on the coast of Cornwall. Du Maurier is best known for REBECCA (1938), filmed by Alfred Hitchcock in 1940.