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Binding: Audio Cassette
Dewey Decimal Number: 813
EAN: 9780563394693
Edition: Abridged
Format: Abridged
ISBN: 0563394692
Label: BBC Audiobooks Ltd
Manufacturer: BBC Audiobooks Ltd
Number Of Discs: 2
Number Of Items: 2
Publication Date: March 06, 2000
Publisher: BBC Audiobooks Ltd
Studio: BBC Audiobooks Ltd

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Editorial Review:

Product Description:
One of Daphne du Maurier's four Cornish novels. A young and innocent girl comes to Cornwall as the second wife of Max de Winter. Out of her depth in the social grandeur, she fears the formidable housekeeper, Mrs Danvers, and grows aware of a mystery surrounding the death of the first Mrs de Winter.




Rating: - Transported to Manderley.
This was a great read and I am so glad I found it. The first two chapters are slow, so give it a chance to at least get through those (I noticed some readers gave up way too soon!). I read the book in a couple of days' time. The book is to me, not a romance, though it is labeled as such. There are romantic elements to the book, but they are not the forefront. It is more about the internal and external struggles of the heroine and her quest to uncover secrets surrounding her. This book was ... Read More

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Rating: - This is a character study, not a romance or mystery really
For all of Rebecca's hype as the "modern masterpiece" of Gothic fiction, romantic suspense, etc., I think readers need to understand exactly what they will be getting with this story. I can understand people's frustration with the Second Mrs. De Winter (I wanted to slap her repeatedly too) and what they perceive as a "boring narrative pace" where nothing "happens until the last hundred pages or so," and while these are all valid points to a degree, I think they should approach the novel from a different ... Read More

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Rating: - the anti-character
Rebecca de Winter is dead when this story begins, and yet is its strongest character. She haunts the second Mrs. de Winter (whose first name we never learn) even before her arrival at Manderley. Convinced that Mr. de Winter is still in love with Rebecca, she allows herself to be completely undone by the prospect of stepping into Rebecca's shoes. She is scared witless by Mrs. Danvers, the overbearing and creepy housekeeper, who remains devoted to Rebecca and determined to keep everything at Manderly just ... Read More

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Rating: - Rebecca

While beautiful, the descriptions are sometimes over the top. I would imagine something one way after reading a bit, then the author would say something that shattered my mental image for absolutely no necessary reason other than being hopelessly verbose. Perhaps this is my own problem, but with so many descriptions I would have to try to figure out what the particular setting was, now.

Beyond that, if you are willing to skim and dig for the important points, a rather haunting book at ... Read More

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Rating: - Loved it
One of my most favorite books ever. You must remember when it was written and the period it is set in when reading. From other reviews I see some have become bored and impatient with the book which is a shame. If you take the time to understand the characters, including Manderley, you may find more to consider than it seems.

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