Rebecca - Daphne Du Maurier Review
Rebecca is a classic love story written in the 1900s and has a Jane Austen feel to it. The story begins with the heroine recalling her dream of Manderlay, the old house, the garden, the pet dog etc. until she realises that Manderlay is no more. The novel then goes back in time to when the heroine (she is never named in the novel) was working as a lady's companion in Monte Carlo and when she first laid eyes on Max de Winter, the infamous owner of Manderlay who's wife died tragically the previous year. When her employer becomes sick with the flu, she strikes up a friendship with Mr de Winter and they spend two weeks together seeing the sights and enjoying each other's company in secret. After her employer gets better she announces that they will be leaving Monte Carlo for New York. The heroine is heartbroken but goes to say 'goodbye' to Max who quickly proposes marriage. She accepts and is taken to Manderlay where Max turns into a different person as the memo