REBECCA

“Rebecca” is a well-written novel by Daphne du Maurier. She is the author of other famous novels as “My cousin Rachel” and “Jamaica Inn”.

The story begins when Maxim de Winter, Rebecca’s widow, marries again with a younger girl who meets in Monte Carlo. But she, the second Mrs de Winters, has many problems in Manderley, her new accommodation. One of them is Mrs Danvers, the housekeeper and Rebecca’s fan.  But, at the end, the plot has an unexpected twist.

“Rebecca” was adapted into film by the famous director Alfred Hitchcock and the cast included Laurence Oliver as Mr de Winter and Joan Fontaine as Mrs De Winter.

The book is well worth reading and the reader will understand quickly why Hitchcock chose it to adapt into film.