Frenchman's Creek - Couverture rigide

Du Maurier, Daphne

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1844088782 ISBN 13 : 9781844088782

Editeur : Virago, 2012

Synopsis

The Restoration Court knows Lady Dona St Columb to be ripe for any folly, any outrage that will relieve the tedium of her days. But there is another, secret Dona who longs for a life of honest love - and sweetness, even if it is spiced with danger. Dona flees London for remote Navron, looking for peace of mind in its solitary woods and hidden creeks. She finds there the passion her spirit craves - in the love of a daring pirate hunted across Cornwall, a Frenchman who, like Dona, would gamble his life for a moment's joy.

A propos du livre

Biographie de l'auteur :

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.

Revue de presse :

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)

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Virago
• Date d'édition: 2012
• ISBN 10: 1844088782
• ISBN 13: 9781844088782
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 272