I didn’t buy this book, it was left in my house (a former holiday let) as part of a random selection.
I’ll read anything if it’s left around me for long enough, but I loved this book, couldn’t put it down, and read it twice for extra clues. I didn’t realise Daphne du Maurier was one of the most popular authors of her era, but I can see why. The story was so mysterious, and the ending is left open to speculation/interpretation. You’re never really certain who the villain is, or whether Rachel’s ending was justified. I really enjoyed the sleazy lawyer character too. I found him entertaining, frustrating, and respected that he was probably the character who understood Rachel the best and actually liked her for who she was.
Rachel is a character who is left to be defined by other people, including the reader. Even now I wonder if she was guilty or innocent, and what became of the protagonist.
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'Du Maurier is a storyteller whose sole aim is to bewitch and beguile' NEW YORK TIMES
'Du Maurier has no equal' SUNDAY TELEGRAPH
' One of her best novels, ingeniously contrived as to plot, successfully realized as to characters' KIRKUS REVIEWS
'I threw the piece of paper on the fire. She saw it burn . . . '
Orphaned at an early age, Philip Ashley is raised by his benevolent cousin, Ambrose. Resolutely single, Ambrose delights in making Philip his heir, knowing he will treasure his beautiful Cornish estate. But…
As of now, I’m still reading this one at bedtime (nobody spoil the end). It might be the only physical book I’ve bought for myself all year. So far it’s one of my favorites. I know the general outline, but I’m enjoying the sneaking around, the treasure hunting, and the prison escape. The set up is a bit outlandish but that suits me.
It still feels believable, even with the chain of unlikely events. There’s a certain truthfulness that comes from the idea that a few people might conspire to ruin someone's life out of envy, and perhaps boredom. The political climate was tense, so they had a chance to.
Dante seems a capable and likable character so far, and the action they took was simple and petty. It would be almost unreasonable for him not to carry out elaborate revenge plots over its terrible consequences.
The epic tale of wrongful imprisonment, adventure and revenge, in its definitive translation
Thrown in prison for a crime he has not committed, Edmond Dantes is confined to the grim fortress of If. There he learns of a great hoard of treasure hidden on the Isle of Monte Cristo and he becomes determined not only to escape, but also to use the treasure to plot the destruction of the three men responsible for his incarceration. Dumas' epic tale of suffering and retribution, inspired by a real-life case of wrongful imprisonment, was a huge popular success when it was first serialized…
I’d heard about this book for years, referenced by various people. It’s possible that I stumbled across it on the Audioboy project.
It’s gripping. If you love conspiracy topics, especially if you don’t mind listening to people talk about the bible, then this is totally worth a read. It goes further than most will go and draws a direct line between the evil forces in the world and the powers and principalities spoken of in the bible.
It would probably be a surprise to most people that Satan is essentially viewed as the ‘owner/leader/prince’ (I’m not sure which term is ideal) of this world in Christianity, this goes back to Christ being offered the world by the devil, and to prophecy. It tackles the way, and reasons why, the future is unfolding as it was always going to do.
It’s a unique book, not published while the author lived. It holds a position of unique regard and influence, in certain circles.
William Guy Carr's last work, in it's original edition and uncensored. It was last edited by his elder son, and is presented as the author's last manuscript exposing the Luciferian Conspiracy, Satanism, secret societies and the Synagogue of Satan as driving forces behind the World Revolutionary Movement.
After fifty years in the custody of his ‘aunt’ Eliza, Sinjen Carlyle is allowed out for New Year’s Eve. He spends it in Whitby; meeting Jack, the thief, and his sister Carol, an enterprising madam. As it begins to rain, he takes cover in a tea house. A sweet woman catches his eye, dark, plain, and proper. The very picture of his cousin in her youth. Miriam Green, hard-working and alone in the world, sticks in his mind and he decides to get to know her better.
For the first time, Carlyle has a taste of freedom. Can he entice Miriam with a little mystery, while keeping his secrets? Then, when Jack is attacked, has he stumbled onto something beyond his capabilities?
