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Best loved for her acclaimed novels, Margaret Forster delivers a meticulously researched masterpiece of a biography on the inspirational author of "Rebecca", Daphne Du Maurier. Drawing on letters and private papers, and with the unflinching co-operation of her family, Forster explores the secret drama of Du Maurier's life - the stifling relationship with her father, her troubled marriage and her wartime love affair.
Synopsis
Drawing on private letters and papers, and with the co-operation of Daphne du Maurier's family, the author explores the secret drama of her life - the stifling relationship with her father, actor-manager Gerald du Maurier; her troubled marriage to war hero and royal aide, 'Boy' Browning; her wartime love affair; and more.
