rebecca by Daphne Du Maurier

Eighty-sixth book of 2020

Reading period: Oct 11th 2020 – Oct 18th 2020

Summary

After a whirlwind romance and a honeymoon in Italy, the innocent young heroine and the dashing Maxim de Winter return to his country estate, Manderley. But the unsettling memory of Rebecca, the first Mrs de Winter, still lingers within. The timid bride must overcome her husbands oppressive silences and the sullen hostility of the sinister housekeeper, Mrs Danvers, to confront the emotional horror of the past.

Rating

Review

I was always intrigued by this book, but I was a little afraid to read it. I changed my mind as I watch the trailer of the Netflix adaptation, and then I was craving to read it.

I am so pleased with this story. This book is an atmospheric one. The description was what I love the most as you have a ton of description of the surrounding, but they are never the same. The author talks with the senses and feelings which make the portraying more real and more captivating.

This book is so well written that as you follow the main character as the new Mrs de Winter, you also evolve in this new world at the same pace as hers. The story is timeless as it feels so modern even if it was written in 1938, I was sometimes lost in time and was convinced that it was a book from nowadays.

Classics aren’t my cup of tea, and even if I enjoy them, I didn’t feel that they will stay with me forever. Still, with Rebecca, I undoubtedly can say that it’s a favourite and it will stay with me.

Liz.