A FINE STORY,
' "Rebecca," by Daphne dv Maurier (Gollancz), is romance in the grand tradition—a brilliantly constructed story, moving and impressive, above all, rich in surprise. It is, in fact, this element of surprise which "makes" the book, turning what at one moment might seem to be a melodrama of "the bad old Adelphi type,,(with "secrets" in an old country mansion and a sinister housekeeper and a 7 hero who, you think at first, is much too strong and silent to be true) into something that is human and real. And that is not all. Manderley's grim secret is duly revealed, and your- doubts are dispelled; but there are further surprises in store, and here again no artificial "twist" is applied. The; things that you least expect to happen come to pass, and in each case you >;are forced to acknowledge that they* entirely "belong." This, you feel, is what would have happened, once the Master of Manderley had brought his second wife home. For sheer excitement, then, "Rebecca" would be difficult to beat, and it is little wonder that it has taken its place amongst the most popular novels of the year.
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Evening Post, Volume CXXVII, Issue 29, 4 February 1939, Page 27
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193A FINE STORY, Evening Post, Volume CXXVII, Issue 29, 4 February 1939, Page 27
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