Daphne Du Maurier

The Doll: Short Stories (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

'I want to know if men realise when they are insane. Sometimes I think that my brain cannot hold together, it is filled with too much horror - too much despair . . . I cannot sleep, I cannot close my eyes without seeing his damned face. If only it had been a dream.'

In 'The Doll', a waterlogged notebook is washed ashore. Its pages tell a dark story of obsession and jealousy. But the fate of its narrator is a mystery.

Most of the stories in this haunting collection were written early in Daphne du Maurier's career - when she was still in her early twenties - yet they display her mastery of atmosphere, tension and intrigue and reveal a
cynicism far beyond her years.

She wrote exciting plots, she was highly skilled at arousing suspense, and she was, too, a writer of fearless originality - Guardian

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Little, Brown Book Group
• Erscheinungstermin: 5. Mai 2011
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780748128464
• Artikelnr.: 39212358

Autorenporträt

Daphne Du Maurier, Introduction by Polly Samson