Daphne du Maurier was born in 1906 and educated at home and in Paris. She began writing in 1928, and many of her bestselling novels were set in Cornwall, where she lived for most of her life. She was made a DBE in 1969 and died in 1989.
Like its heroine the book is possessed of such unforgettably vivid charm that one is seduced L. S. Hilton With unfailing du Maurier skill, the author has coupled family interest with dramatic sense Elizabeth Bowen, Tatler She wrote exciting plots, she was highly skilled at arousing suspense, and she was, too, a writer of fearless originality Guardian Like its heroine the book is possessed of such unforgettably vivid charm that one is seduced L. S. Hilton She wrote exciting plots, she was highly skilled at arousing suspense, and she was, too, a writer of fearless originality Guardian