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"Last night I dreamt I went to Manderley again." This month's book selection, featuring one of the most evocative first lines ever, is Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier. Join us for a casual book discussion on Monday, January 29 at 6:30pm.
A gothic novel of love, suspense and secrets, Rebecca was an instant bestseller upon it's publication in 1938, and has continued to captivate audiences in the decades since. It was selected to kick-off WPL's 2024 Reading Challenge for the January challenge of a book with a one-word title. Copies are available to check out beginning on Wednesday, December 20.
From the publisher:
"Last night I dreamt I went to Manderley again." With these words, the reader is ushered into an isolated gray stone mansion on the windswept Cornish coast, as the second Mrs. Maxim de Winter recalls the chilling events that transpired as she began her new life as the young bride of a husband she barely knew. For in every corner of every room were phantoms of a time dead but not forgotten - a past devotedly preserved by the sinister housekeeper, Mrs. Danvers: a suite immaculate and untouched, clothing laid out and ready to be worn, but not by any of the great house's current occupants. With an eerie presentiment of evil tightening her heart, the second Mrs. de Winter walked in the shadow of her mysterious predecessor, determined to uncover the darkest secrets and shattering truths about Maxim's first wife - the late and hauntingly beautiful Rebecca."
