Mary Anne

by Daphne du Maurier, Marina Pavlycheva (Translator)

Overview

The highly anticipated reissue of the du Maurier classics American fans have been waiting for

"Daphne du Maurier has no equal."
Sunday Telegraph

" Likely to rank as the author's best book."
Saturday Review

"This novel catches fire."
New York Times

She set men's hearts on fire and scandalized a country

Master storyteller Daphne du Maurier evokes the rise and fall of one of her most unforgettable characters.

An ambitious, stunning, and seductive young woman, Mary Anne finds the single most rewarding way to rise above her miserable cockney world: she will become the mistress to a royal duke. In doing so, she provokes a scandal that rocks Regency England. Mary Anne glitters with sex, scandal, corruption, and the privileged world of high society.

Based on the true story of one of du Maurier's own distant relatives, Mary Anne's love of money and the men who spend it embroil her in risks that threaten her very existence.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9785389169470
Publisher:	Azbooka
Publication date:	01/25/2023
Sold by:	Bookwire
Format:	eBook
Pages:	448
File size:	1 MB
Language:	Russian

About the Author

Daphne du Maurier (1907-1989) was born in London, England. 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 the Dame Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (DBE). She lived most of her life in Cornwall and died there which is the setting for many of her books.

Editorial Reviews

She wrote exciting plots, she was highly skilled at arousing suspense, and she was, too, a writer of fearless originality—Guardian

Daphne du Maurier has no equal—Sunday Telegraph

This novel catches fire—New York Times

Like its heroine the book is possessed of such unforgettably vivid charm that one is seduced

With unfailing du Maurier skill, the author has coupled family interest with dramatic sense—Elizabeth Bowen

Likely to rank as the author's best book—Saturday Review

With unfailing du Maurier skill, the author has coupled family interest with dramatic sense—Elizabeth Bowen, Tatler

Like its heroine the book is possessed of such unforgettably vivid charm that one is seduced—L. S. Hilton

She wrote exciting plots, she was highly skilled at arousing suspense, and she was, too, a writer of fearless originality—Guardian

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