Daphne du Maurier in Her Prime ‘Rebecca’ is derivative and full of clichés. It doesn’t matter. The novel is still compellingly alive.

The comparison may be an irresistible draw for fans of du Maurier, who died in 1989 at age 81. Her loyal followers rabidly reread her tales, some of which — Rebecca, Jamaica Inn and The Birds ...

How so? Such issues accrue in Manderley Forever. De Rosnay quotes liberally from reviews of du Maurier’s books but comments little on the books themselves.

Daphne du Maurier Part of the Daphne du Maurier: Double Exposure season on Radio 4, Octavia Bright looks again at her hugely popular books to reveal the enduring qualities and appeal of her writing.

JUSTINE PICARDIE’S “Daphne,” which focuses on Daphne du Maurier’s life in crisis as she turns 50 and prepares to celebrate her silver wedding anniversary, is an engrossing and absorbing ...

None of du Maurier’s other books, however, came close to having the impact “Rebecca” did. She was asked throughout her life why she never gave her young heroine a name.

Many believed that du Maurier had found her place and voice as an author with Rebecca, which was voted the UK’s favourite book of the past 225 years in a 2017 poll by bookseller WH Smith.

To tie-in with Radio 4’s new Daphne du Maurier drama and reading, a chance to hear this classic drama, taken from her 1938 novel, and dramatised for radio by Brian Miller.

For Daphne du Maurier, the acclaimed author behind films like ‘The Birds’ and ‘Jamaica Inn’, Cornwall's rugged beauty was the ...