Frenchman's Creek
Daphne Du Maurier
Frenchman's Creek
Daphne Du Maurier
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Frenchman's Creek is ideal for a teenage audience: the novel's heroine is a headstrong young woman of the Restoration court, who escapes convention for a life of adventure with her lover, a daring French pirate.
A tale of danger, passion and mystery, and a compulsive slice of period drama. Good Book Guide A pure, exhilarating adventure story - a swashbuckling tale of exquisite danger and tangled love ... a tale of emotional and sexual awakening, of loss and risk ... sophisticated in its exploration of the human heart. -- Julie Myerson A heroine who is bound to make thousands of friends Sunday Times One of the last century's most original literary talents Daily Telegraph A storyteller of cunning and genius Sally Beauman
Daphne du Maurier (1907-89) was born in London, the daughter of the famous actor-manager Sir Gerald du Maurier and granddaughter of George du Maurier, the author and artist. In 1931 her first novel, The Loving Spirit, was published. A biography of her father and three other novels followed, but it was the novel Rebecca that launched her into the literary stratosphere and made her one of the most popular authors of her day. In 1932, du Maurier married Major Frederick Browning, with whom she had three children. Many of du Maurier's bestselling novels and short stories were adapted into award-winning films, including Alfred Hitchcock's The Birds and Nicolas Roeg's Don't Look Now. In 1969 du Maurier was awarded a DBE. She lived most of her life in Cornwall, the setting for many of her books.
A tale of danger, passion and mystery, and a compulsive slice of period drama. Good Book Guide A pure, exhilarating adventure story - a swashbuckling tale of exquisite danger and tangled love ... a tale of emotional and sexual awakening, of loss and risk ... sophisticated in its exploration of the human heart. -- Julie Myerson A heroine who is bound to make thousands of friends Sunday Times One of the last century's most original literary talents Daily Telegraph A storyteller of cunning and genius Sally Beauman
Daphne du Maurier (1907-89) was born in London, the daughter of the famous actor-manager Sir Gerald du Maurier and granddaughter of George du Maurier, the author and artist. In 1931 her first novel, The Loving Spirit, was published. A biography of her father and three other novels followed, but it was the novel Rebecca that launched her into the literary stratosphere and made her one of the most popular authors of her day. In 1932, du Maurier married Major Frederick Browning, with whom she had three children. Many of du Maurier's bestselling novels and short stories were adapted into award-winning films, including Alfred Hitchcock's The Birds and Nicolas Roeg's Don't Look Now. In 1969 du Maurier was awarded a DBE. She lived most of her life in Cornwall, the setting for many of her books.