Tag Archives: Daphne du Maurier

Reading Challenge from January 2015

Posted on May 31, 2015 by nicolaliteraryramblings

It’s Mother’s Day here in France – so go ahead and indulge me. Am totally smitten by a beautiful yet much unneeded book I ended up buying (myself, any excuse) in W H Smith on the rue de Rivoli just recently … Continue reading →

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“My Cousin Rachel” by Daphne du Maurier (1951) – book review

Posted on May 8, 2015 by nicolaliteraryramblings

If you enjoyed “Rebecca” then there is every likelihood you will find much to love about the far more tangible Rachel. The back of the book is likely to tell you that the story hangs on what happens in the … Continue reading →

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BBC’s ‘The Big Read’ – the best loved novels of all time

Posted on April 23, 2015 by nicolaliteraryramblings

‘There is nothing like a dame, Jane…with a lengthy book list’…  ‘Hear, hear, Elizabeth…’ Thanks to Clare’s recent posting on A Little Blog of Books, I learnt that tonight is World Book Night, celebrating reading and sharing good reads with people … Continue reading →

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“Rebecca” by Daphne du Maurier (1938) and “Daphne du Maurier” by Margaret Forster (1993) – book reviews

Posted on April 2, 2015 by nicolaliteraryramblings

Dare I say it – we got there first… Read of the month for our book group in March 2015 was none other than the British classic “Rebecca”. Some of us were revisiting it, others were coming ‘fresh’ to Daphne … Continue reading →

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