Rebecca | Litsy

Rebecca | Daphne D Maurier

Ch 27: and they all lived…… #timetogohome #maxisworriedaboutmanderley #danverspackedupandleft #jandreamsmanderleyisgone #andsoitis #hashtagbrigade #pemberlittens

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Bookwormjillk I don‘t remember the ending being so abrupt. But maybe that‘s because I go back and re-read the beginning every time. Anyway I don‘t know if I‘d be so quick to take my husband‘s word that he murdered his first wife, but only because she was mean. Still a good read though. 7mo

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Roary47 Thank you for including me. It‘s been fun reading with everyone. 😊 7mo

5feet.of.fury @Bookwormjillk right? It seemed like he had it well planned out, except for the sailing. He exploited the power dynamic enough in his relationship with the narrator that I can‘t fully trust his word. Only showing affection towards Jan once he confesses (seems to me to manipulate her loyalty), saying he likes how naive & innocent she is etc… 7mo

TheAromaofBooks I'm with @Bookwormjillk - I'd forgotten how suddenly the ending comes. I actually feel like there are a lot of things between this and them living abroad as they are in chapter 1 that I would be interested to hear about haha 7mo

peanutnine What an ending! 🤯 I kinda do wanna go back and reread the first chapter now with context 7mo

Clare-Dragonfly What a wild ending, yet inevitable. I do hope all the inhabitants got out okay. 7mo

ElizaMarie Ooo! 7mo

Ruthiella So did Jasper and the mama dog survive and do they now live happily with Frank who still manages the farms etc. ? I like to think yes. 7mo

julieclair What an ending! But perfect. Rebecca‘s minions have the last word. I loved this book! It was fun reading it with all of you. 7mo

BarkingMadRead @Ruthiella I know Jasper did, not sure about mama? 7mo

Aimeesue @5feet.of.fury I think the "naive and innocent" bit from Maxim is in comparison to Rebecca. What a horror show she was! 7mo

dabbe Since the title really does say it all, Rebecca remains the dominant force throughout the whole novel. She is omni-present, and I do think she wanted Max to kill her, hoping to pin the murder on him or at least have Favell and/or Danny exact vengeance ... which is exactly what Danny appears to have done by burning Manderley to the ground. Rebecca wins in the end. Jan ends up exactly where she started, a “paid“ escort to a traveling elder. Wowza. 7mo

KAO I really enjoyed reading this (and admit to finishing the book a bit early)! The 1940 Alfred Hitchcock movie (on YouTube) is quite good and follows the book rather closely. Then I found the 2020 remake on Netflix and was really perplexed by so many changes and different takes on characters—awfully disappointing in my opinion. I found the book to be better than either film—as is usually the case! Thanks again for leading the group read! (edited) 7mo

willaful @KAO Hmm, think I won't watch the remake.

One big change of the 1940 movie, IIRC, is they made Rebecca's death more accidental. Interesting, that. It probably helped with the romanticizing of the novel. (Which I theorize led to Du Maurier writing My Cousin Rachel.)

@dabbe wow, excellent point! I never thought of that. At least she has job security now. 😂

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dabbe @willaful You are absolutely correct! I think they did that also because of the film taboos back then; you can't murder your wife and not have justice done to you, but if we make it an accident ...

Job security indeed! 🤩😂🤗 7mo

willaful I'm also seeing some parallels with We Have Always Lived in the Castle, which I don't want to elaborate on too much because of spoilers. But some plot and some psychological elements.

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willaful @dabbe Yes, come to think of it I think that was actually in the Hayes code. Badness could not go unpunished. 7mo

5feet.of.fury @Aimeesue I know I should feel that way, but I‘m so suspicious of him. Were they so toxic because he couldn‘t influence Rebecca? He‘s somewhat of a horror show himself, or was he just addled with being back & was terrible to the narrator? There‘s a lot to ponder there. 7mo

5feet.of.fury I support women‘s wrongs. Justice for Rebecca. 7mo

Aimeesue @5feet.of.fury It‘s not that he couldn‘t influence her - she reneged on their weird deal that she could do as she pleased in London or elsewhere, but Manderley was sacrosanct. And then kept on and on doing it. Neither of them were psychologically healthy, to put it mildly, but they are of their time in the roles/performance they were putting on. Then she manipulated him into killing her, because cancer + revenge via the guilt it would cause. 7mo

5feet.of.fury @Aimeesue Oh yes, I agree with that! I just think that he set out looking for someone he could easily control for his 2nd wife 7mo

Aimeesue Which absolutely worked, because, well, the entire book. Du Maurier does a great job of strewing the book with ambiguities - Maxim‘s pacing after R‘s death, bystanders‘ feelings about R, related to Jan, everyone‘s unwillingness to talk about R., with the exception of ol‘ Danny, who uses it to make Jan doubt herself. 7mo

Aimeesue @5feet.of.fury Or just someone who was the complete opposite of Rebecca? She must have been exhausting! Games, games, games. 7mo

Aimeesue @willaful Agree about We Have Always Lived, AND

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willaful @peanutnine Even though I've read it many times, I still went back and reread the beginning. I feel like I have a new take on it this time. 7mo

kwmg40 Thanks for leading the group read! I really enjoyed this reread of Rebecca and all the commentary. 7mo

BarkingMadRead @kwmg40 I‘m so glad!!! 7mo

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Roary47

Rebecca | Daphne D Maurier

Movie night! 😍

Bookwormjillk Ohhh good idea 7mo

dabbe 🤩🤩🤩 7mo

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Bookwormjillk

Rebecca | Daphne D Maurier

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Couldn‘t resist had to finish tonight. Good pick #hashtagbrigade

I‘ve read this before, but reading it a chapter a day made it feel more menacing.

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Roary47 Yes!! So good! 7mo

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BarkingMadRead

Rebecca | Daphne D Maurier

Ch 26: did not see that coming #butfirst #separatebeds ⁉️ #anyway #thedocsavesmax #shewasNOTpregnant #shewasdying #whatanevilbitch #karma #isaidwhatisaid #hashtagbrigade #pemberlittens

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TheBookHippie But did they push the beds together on Saturday nights? #couldnthelpmyself #alsowhewevilbitch #seebeckylooksbetterallthetimefromvanityfair 7mo

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BarkingMadRead @TheBookHippie 🤣🤣🤣 7mo

Clare-Dragonfly I was thinking of I Love Lucy too! 😂 7mo

TheAromaofBooks So was Rebecca's intent to GOAD Maxim into murdering her ON PURPOSE??? Also, side note, I'm just not sure what I would do if my husband confessed to killing his first wife, no matter how terrible she was. I'm not confident I would be as “obviously I love you and will stay with you“ as our narrator is! 😂 7mo

kwmg40 @TheAromaofBooks I would have trouble with that too! 7mo

kwmg40 The doctor offered them cigarettes and sherry! What doctor would do that these days? It was a different time! 7mo

Bookwormjillk @TheAromaofBooks yeah, I don‘t think that would have the same effect on me as it had on Jan. 7mo

peanutnine @TheAromaofBooks yeah it seemed like Rebecca's way of taking him down with her, not realizing he would get away with it 7mo

peanutnine The narrator is so desperate to be loved that she'll overlook some HUGE red flags. She's so worried about what others think of her, she can't imagine leaving him even for a good reason 7mo

IndoorDame Totally agree about both of them! If Rebecca wants to off herself, go for it, but suicide by proxy totally makes her an #evilbitch And Jan staying with her husband who‘s perfect except for the whole I‘m a murderer thing is just nuts, like I‘m worried the girl has no basic self preservational instincts! 7mo

5feet.of.fury I was so surprised by the doctor‘s report. What the heck? But, it gives everyone a good reason to believe the suicide… 7mo

julieclair @TheAromaofBooks Yes to everything you said! Rebecca is evil and Jan is not a great decision-maker. 😂 7mo

Roary47 Big reveals! 7mo

ElizaMarie Wow. So… Suicide by proxy!? Makes sense. Rebecca seems like a “if I am not happy nobody can be happy” type of person. #Vile 7mo

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BarkingMadRead

Rebecca | Daphne D Maurier

Ch 25: short and sweet #roadtrippingtolondon #gottaseetheladydoc #whatcouldgowrong #hashtagbrigade #pemberlittens

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dabbe With the greedy, creepy Favell on their tale. 😱 7mo

TheAromaofBooks I do not know how you come up with perfect pictures every day 😂 😂 😂 7mo

BarkingMadRead @TheAromaofBooks I‘ve seen a lot of movies, read a lot of books, and my Google game is strong 🤣🤣 7mo

Clare-Dragonfly Yeah, I couldn‘t stop here 😂 7mo

5feet.of.fury Beatrice saying “Rebecca wouldn‘t commit suicide! She‘s not the type!” …this isn‘t helping the way you think it is Beatrice… 7mo

BarkingMadRead @5feet.of.fury 🤣🤣🤣 7mo

ElizaMarie Ah… Bea! Stop!!! 7mo

Aimeesue "It was probably communists!" ??? 7mo

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BarkingMadRead

Rebecca | Daphne D Maurier

Ch 24: is Ben a witness? #whatashitshow #benisterrified #thatendedwellformax #soletscalldanvers #yikesthatalsoendwewellformax #ordidit #whoisthisbaker #didsheseeadoc #docbaker #wastherereallyababy #staytuned #hashtagbrigade #pemberlittens

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peanutnine Poor Ben, so terrified 😞 7mo

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Sace Doc Baker!!! 7mo

Bookwormjillk 🤣🤣🤣🤣 this pic. Does Danny think Rebecca was only in love with her? So many questions. 7mo

julieclair I felt so very sorry for Ben. And yes, I do think Baker is a doctor and she really was pregnant. 7mo

Crinoline_Laphroaig I couldn't help myself I binged to the end. 7mo

BarkingMadRead @Crinoline_Laphroaig I did that days ago 🤣🤣🤣 7mo

dabbe @BarkingMadRead @Crinoline_Laphroaig ... #ditto! 🤩😂😀 7mo

willaful I was really struck by the narrator's use of “sensual“ to describe Jack, in a completely negative way. Her fastidiousness seems pathological. A murderer is fine, as long as he's refined. (edited) 7mo

Aimeesue Sometimes I just want to slap Jack. Or punch him in the neck. Grrrrr. Poor Ben. He did just what Rebecca wanted, though, didn‘t he? (edited) 7mo

Clare-Dragonfly Poor Ben! My Danny in the cottage theory is definitely busted 😂 I appreciate the irony that it‘s Rebecca‘s own threat that is making it difficult for Favell to prove her murder. (edited) 7mo

Clare-Dragonfly @julieclair Agreed. Most likely pregnant with Jack‘s child, or at least she believed it was his. 7mo

Roary47 @Crinoline_Laphroaig @dabbe @BarkingMadRead Same! I couldn‘t handle it. 🤣 7mo

julieclair @Roary47 @dabbe @BarkingMadRead @Crinoline_Laphroaig Oooohhhh…. y‘all have given me the go-ahead to speed on through to the end! 😃 7mo

ElizaMarie Danny saying her only fear is growing old —- that helps the “suicide” story. 7mo

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quietjenn

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I've been meaning to reread this for ages, so I'm glad that the #pemberlittens #hashtagparade finally motivated to do so. It certainly hits differently as a adult than it did when I was a high schooler. 😅

Interesting to see what I'd forgotten (what a timid wet noodle our narrator is for so much of the book; how much she lives in her head; how many problems would've been avoided with some good old communication) and what stuck. Still loved it!

dabbe 🤩😀🤗 7mo

Ruthiella This is my third time reading it and I discover new things every time. 7mo

batsy You're making me want to read it again soon 😆 7mo

BiblioLitten I want to read it again too! I wonder how it will affect me this time. I loved My Cousin Rachel when I read it a few years back. 7mo

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BarkingMadRead

Rebecca | Daphne D Maurier

Ch 23: Jack is back #hedoesntbelievetheverdict #suicide #hesayshehasproof #blackmailtime #butwillanyonebelieveadrunklunatic #staytuned #hashtagbrigade #pemberlittens 📷 Colonel J

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TheBookHippie This pic is chefs kiss!!! 👀 #itsawholemood 7mo

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BarkingMadRead @TheBookHippie I may have squealed when I found it 😍 7mo

5feet.of.fury He should have given it at the inquest… 🥃🥃🥃 7mo

mcctrish Lord Grantham approves of this message ❤️ 7mo

BarkingMadRead @mcctrish right?!?! 😍😍 @5feet.of.fury yes!! 7mo

Bookwormjillk Perfect pic! Can‘t wait for tomorrow‘s chapter! 7mo

Ruthiella He‘s such a slime ball! He cares only about leveraging this for money-he doesn‘t care about justice. 7mo

julieclair @5feet.of.fury 💯 7mo

Clare-Dragonfly He certainly doesn‘t seem very believable. I believe him (I bet I know what she wanted to tell him) but he has no proof that Rebecca wrote that note the night she disappeared! 7mo

Clare-Dragonfly @5feet.of.fury Right??!? Hmm… he was sitting with Danny… does she know about the note? 7mo

Aimeesue @mcctrish Hahahaha! He really does! 7mo

Aimeesue Jack is just UGH. Marry your cousin? I‘m still not over the ickiness of that. I mean, I know it was done, but yuck. 7mo

willaful @Aimeesue It was pretty common in England. Fanny marries her cousin in Mansfield Park. (edited) 7mo

mcctrish @Aimeesue maybe it‘s why the English had such horrible teeth 🤣🤣🤣 7mo

Aimeesue @willaful Sure, back on the day, but in the 1930‘s? I don‘t think it was common then. 7mo

Aimeesue @mcctrish Definitely can lead to a lot of health issues! 7mo

willaful @mcctrish There were definitely some serious inbreeding problems in English history! 7mo

ElizaMarie “I'm a bit of a socialist in my way, you know, and I can't think why fellows can't share their women instead of killing them. What difference does it make? You can get your fun just the same. A lovely woman isn't like a motor tyre, she doesn't wear out. The more you use her the better she goes.” 🤢🤢🤢🤢🤢 (edited) 7mo

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BarkingMadRead

Rebecca | Daphne D Maurier

Ch 22: the Inquest #darnboatmakerruinedeverything #janshouldhavestayedoutside #jackanddanversarecreepers #thiscantendwell #staytuned #hashtagbrigade #pemberlittens

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ElizaMarie Ahhhhhh!!!!!! 7mo

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julieclair This chapter was so intense!!! (And I enjoyed every moment!) 7mo

Bookwormjillk Such a good chapter. This is the trial we deserve after #TheBros 7mo

Roary47 Intense! 😱😬 7mo

IndoorDame @Bookwormjillk 🙌 7mo

BarkingMadRead @Bookwormjillk 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 7mo

dabbe @Bookwormjillk #amemsista! 😂😂😂 7mo

Clare-Dragonfly This is very intense! I keep worrying that Maxim is going to freak out and confess! 7mo

Ruthiella I don‘t know…Jan‘s fainting fit might have prevented Maxim from being even more of an imperious and arrogant toff and annoy the magistrate even more… 7mo

Ruthiella @Bookwormjillk 🤣🤣🤣 7mo

5feet.of.fury Ugh, I have a feeling I know who they might try to pin it on… 7mo

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BarkingMadRead

Rebecca | Daphne D Maurier

Book 4 finished today 🤣 now I‘m airport reading, and soon I‘ll be airplane reading 🤣

Ruthiella Wow! You are a reading machine! 👏👏👏 7mo

BarkingMadRead @Ruthiella I haven‘t had anything else to do all day 🤣 we had to check out of our hotel room at 11 and didn‘t leave for our flight until 6 7mo

Roary47 Wow, that‘s a long wait. I‘m probably going to finish this one early too. My library loan is almost over. 😬 7mo

BarkingMadRead @Roary47 I feel like the last 6 chapters or so went so quickly! (edited) 7mo

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BarkingMadRead

Rebecca | Daphne D Maurier

busted… or is he? #theyknowitsrebecca #theydontsuspectathing #exceptmaybefrank #butletsnotsleeponsassyjan #putdanversinherplace #soproud #hashtagbrigade #pemberlittens

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5feet.of.fury He certainly didn‘t do himself any favors. They served him a plausible excuse for the initial identification & he brushed it off immediately. Everyone just having an awkward lunch waiting for the other shoe to drop 7mo

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IndoorDame I‘ve been dying for her to snap out of it and act like this with Mrs. D. but did it really take a murder to get her there?! Jan‘s perspective is all out of whack! 7mo

ElizaMarie "I'm afraid it does not concern me very much what Mrs. de Winter used to do," I said. "I am Mrs. de Winter now, you know.” —— ?? 7mo

Clare-Dragonfly So this is what it takes to get Jan to grow a backbone! I know it‘s not really the murder, it‘s the belief that Maxim didn‘t love Rebecca. Her priorities are all out of whack. I wonder what exactly Frank knows, and why he is protecting Maxim. 7mo

Bookwormjillk Life according to the Colonel: Murder ok poetry bad. This is why rich people get away with crimes. 7mo

ElizaMarie @Clare-Dragonfly , I feel like Frank knows pretty much everything. I mean, maybe not the threat of the heir, but Max did it. The secret is safe with Frank, who knows Rebecca's type, her evil, manipulative ways. If he could look the other way as long as he did (unless he just figured it out), he has no plans of coming clean. 7mo

5feet.of.fury Also Maxim‘s obsession with Jan looking young and naive is so icky 7mo

dabbe @Clare-Dragonfly Especially since Rebecca seems to have had a fling with him as well. Maybe he's in love with Rebecca. That would make things even more interesting. 🧐 7mo

willaful @5feet.of.fury Yes. He's never going to allow her to truly mature. 7mo

TheAromaofBooks @willaful @5feet.of.fury - I definitely think it's a strong reaction to how horrible his life was with Rebecca who was “worldly,“ a serial cheater, into drugs, etc. His response seems to have been to find someone as “innocent“ as possible and his fear is that as she learns more of the world she'll become another Rebecca. I think his hellish time with Rebecca has left him unable to see that genuine maturity between two reasonable people leads to ⬇ 7mo

TheAromaofBooks (cont'd) a working partnership that benefits both people. His experience with women seems to be on a “knows nothing“ to “loves to do drugs, sleep around, and rub it in her husband's face“ scale, so while the whole “she needs to stay innocent“ thing does come off kind of creepy, I think he believes he's protecting both himself and the narrator, rather than holding her back. 7mo

5feet.of.fury @TheAromaofBooks I can see what you are saying, makes sense. although we are just taking Max‘s word that Rebecca was all these horrible things… I‘m not sure what to believe from him. If he‘s just told this story now that the murder is out. 7mo

Roary47 @5feet.of.fury Right?! I like your thoughts @TheAromaofBooks in him choosing her innocence because it is the opposite of Rebecca. I want to think the best of Max, but he has baggage. He should not have jumped into his relationship with Jan, but here we are. 7mo

willaful @5feet.of.fury There are some other indications, like her apparent treatment of Ben, and her moves on Frank -- but there too, there's no real evidence is there? 7mo

5feet.of.fury @willaful that‘s true, Frank does strike me as reliable, no hidden agenda towards Jan 7mo

willaful @5feet.of.fury I trust him, but if someone wanted to write an “other side of the story“ for Rebecca, they'd have some plausible deniability. 7mo

TheAromaofBooks @5feet.of.fury - Oooo great point! I guess I am just taking Maxim at face value because the narrator is. But she hasn't actually proven to be a particularly reliable judge of character so far. 7mo

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BarkingMadRead

Rebecca | Daphne D Maurier

Ch 20: whoa, that escalated so quickly!
#maxneverlovedrebecca #rebeccawasawildwoman #thebabyplantookittoofar #whatamonster #anddanversknewall #somaxisamurderer #willhegetawaywithit #timewilltell #howdoistopreadingnow #impossibletoputdown #booknerdproblems #hashtagbrigade #pemberlittens

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Crinoline_Laphroaig This is where I lose any sympathy I had for Jan. It doesn't matter Max is a murderer, what's important is HE DIDN'T LOVE REBECCA! She becomes a bit like Rebecca in that she doesn't care about anything except what she wants. I could see her going over the edge in later years and murderibg Max because she thinks he doesn't love her enough. 7mo

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BarkingMadRead @Crinoline_Laphroaig that‘s a really good point, it shows just how much she hasn‘t grown up! 7mo

julieclair Whoa! Didn‘t see that one coming! And Jan… she‘s a woman obsessed… it‘s like the knowledge that Max didn‘t love Rebecca is pulling her back from tipping over the edge of madness. 7mo

Clare-Dragonfly Augh… I was afraid she was going to try to protect him. I hope she fails. Will they find the bullet in the ship? It must be somewhere, so it‘s either in her body or in the cottage. But her body has decomposed (I think the cop said it was skeletal), so the bullet could have fallen somewhere they can‘t find it… (edited) 7mo

5feet.of.fury Yeah this is wild, she gets on board with the cover up wayyyy too quickly 7mo

IndoorDame How is having someone else‘s baby the one thing about living with her that tips it over the edge!!!!??? That would seriously NOT be my biggest problem if she were my wife! 7mo

ElizaMarie I had thought Rebecca was a cheater when they talked about these long nights in the cottage. Am I the only one that‘s okay with murder!? Ha. I mean. Not to say murder is super okay, but she did back him into a corner. And —- she was evil and… you are “allowed” to kill the antichrist. Right!? #NoItsJustMe 7mo

BarkingMadRead @ElizaMarie #imnotmadaboutit 🤷🏻‍♀️ 7mo

Roary47 @IndoorDame I agree, why is this the straw for him. I‘m thinking it was the delivery. @ElizaMarie I‘m with you. More a take down would have been more preferred, but your right he was backed into a corner with pure evil. If he wasn‘t backed into a corner I see that he could have showed her true colors. Exposed her infidelity. Something. 7mo

Ruthiella All I can say is keep reading folks! I have my own ideas about Rebecca‘s motivations. I also noted Jan‘s primary focus now of being truly loved and I think I would have had the same blind obsession at 21 or 22. (edited) 7mo

ElizaMarie @Roary47 Yes. like the question: “Would you go back in time and kill baby Hitler?“ I am guessing, yes.

But I agree. If she wasn't so cocky with her evilness. I am sure Max would have had no choice but to get divorced from her eventually. But, she was slipping up so much, it was going to all come out what type of person she was eventually. 7mo

Bookwormjillk This is my 3rd time reading and for some reason I remembered this as the end of the book, but we still have a ways to go. So hard to stop today. 7mo

willaful @IndoorDame It's because the baby would inherit Manderley. It's all about the property. 7mo

willaful @ElizaMarie That seemed implausible to me too. I'm sure Max could've found evidence 7mo

dabbe @Ruthiella Rebecca truly egged him on; it seemed as if she wanted to get as big a rise out of him as she could. As you so eloquently said, #keepreadingfolks! 🤩 7mo

dabbe @willaful Agree 💯. Maxim loves Manderley more than anyone--even the narrator. His de Winter pride is at stake. 7mo

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BarkingMadRead

Rebecca | Daphne D Maurier

chapter 19: a sunken ship ruins everything! #whatabombshell #ididntseethatcoming #whatwilljando #runjanrun #staytuned #hashtagbrigade #pemberlittens

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BarkingMadRead @thebookhippie @clare-dragonfly @aimeesue @rubyslippersreads @thearomaofbooks @kao @crinoline_laphroaig @elizamarie @daena @graciouswarriorprincess 7mo

Ruthiella This is where the entire book takes a turn! What a last line to the chapter! 🤯 7mo

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willaful DUM DUM DUMMMMMMMM! 7mo

Bookwormjillk 👻👻👻 is all I can come up with. Whew. 7mo

Crinoline_Laphroaig Even knowing it's coming. It's 💣🤯 7mo

IndoorDame What are you supposed to say to that!!!??? Like what does Emily Post recommend? What do the police recommend? What would your mother recommend? 🤯🫠🫣🫢 7mo

peanutnine WHAAAAATTT I was so not expecting that! @IndoorDame 🤣🤣 7mo

dabbe Makes you want to read the next chapter right away, doesn't it? 😂 7mo

BarkingMadRead @dabbe it‘s been really hard to stop! 7mo

Clare-Dragonfly HO LEE WHAT. 🤯 7mo

KAO 😳 I love a good twist, but that one knocked my socks off! 7mo

Roary47 @dabbe I only stopped yesterday because I wanted to discuss it with everyone, and I was a day ahead! 💀 @IndoorDame Right?! How does she respond! Dude! Just deadpan: sigh… well they were bound to discover it sooner or later. Hey Max why don‘t you say that next to Ms D. That would bring on some uncomfortable tension with a side of rage. 7mo

5feet.of.fury WOW 7mo

ElizaMarie Ummmm. Wait…. WHAT⁉️⁉️⁉️⁉️⁉️ 7mo

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BarkingMadRead

Rebecca | Daphne D Maurier

Ch 18: Jan grows a pair #soproud #standuptoDanvers #danversloseshermind #sheletsitallout #horrifying #shealmostconvincesJantojump 😳 #noJanno #thatrocketsavedherlife #hashtagbrigade #pemberlittens

BarkingMadRead @willaful @bookwormjillk @librarybelle @quietjenn @mcctrish @catlass007 @cuilin @dabbe @ruthiella @indoordame @peanutnine @kwmg40 @5feet.of.fury @roary47 @julieclair 7mo

BarkingMadRead @thebookhippie @clare-dragonfly @aimeesue @rubyslippersreads @thearomaofbooks @kao @crinoline_laphroaig @elizamarie @daena @graciouswarriorprincess 7mo

TheAromaofBooks WHAT EVEN. I've actually read this book before but completely forgot about this creepy scene! 7mo

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BarkingMadRead @TheAromaofBooks omg so creepy and I legit forgot ad well, it‘s been 4 years since I read it and I forgot so much! 7mo

IndoorDame @TheAromaofBooks same!!! This scene never gets any less horrifying or unexpected! Really any of the scenes with Mrs. D. ! 7mo

TheBookHippie I‘ve no recollection of being this creepy although it‘s been a long time since I read it, but yikes. 7mo

daena The fact that Danvers lays it all out there with zero shame and a whole lot of obsessive crazy makes it that much more terrifying. It's like she has nothing left to lose because she's already lost Rebecca. 7mo

dabbe I remembered this scene because of the movie. If you‘ve never seen the 40s version, you should. The pic posted by @BarkingMadRead says it all. It won best picture in 1940, and Olivier, Fontaine, and Anderson (as Danvers) were all nominated for their acting roles. Judith Anderson is absolutely chilling as Danvers. 😱 7mo

BarkingMadRead @dabbe I really want to watch this version! I‘m going to look for it once we are done@ 7mo

dabbe @BarkingMadRead It's free on YouTube right now! 🤩 Here's the link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m1uvgx3NUR0 7mo

BarkingMadRead @dabbe amazing!! Thank you! 7mo

Bookwormjillk Another re-reader who had forgotten this chapter. I wonder if reading a chapter a day makes it more creepy. 7mo

Roary47 Ooo yay thank you @dabbe I thought today was the 19th and I read too far ahead. Ahhh tomorrow is epic and I cant tell anyone. 😭 Ms D needs to chill with her obsessive self. (edited) 7mo

dabbe @BarkingMadRead 😘 7mo

dabbe @Roary47 😘 7mo

Aimeesue @dabbe whoohoo! Thanks for the link! 7mo

dabbe @Aimeesue 😘 7mo

dabbe To me, this feels like the climatic chapter, where the narrator is at her lowest point. Even though she starts of facing Danny, Danvers overwhelms her with her #rebeccarebeccarebecca crap, and Jan descends into darkness, even ready to jump and commit suicide. Then, BAM! A deus ex machina to break the trance of Rebecca with the explosion going off. If that hadn't happened, Jan would have jumped. But of course, there's more to the story ... 🤩 7mo

Crinoline_Laphroaig @Roary47 I read ahead to because tomorrow and the weekend is busy. It's definitely 😲 moment. 7mo

Clare-Dragonfly @dabbe Ooh, thanks! I saved it to watch later—I don‘t want any spoilers! This chapter was sooooo creepy 😱 7mo

KAO @dabbe Thank you for the link to the film! Saving it for after I have finished the book! This is my first time to read Rebecca, so it‘s all new to me—and delightfully creepy at times. 7mo

julieclair This chapter was sooooo creepy, and so well written! DuMaurier was a master! Thanks for the link to the movie @dabbe. I have never seen it and totally want to watch it once we‘ve finished the book. 7mo

julieclair @Bookwormjillk I think you‘re right that reading one chapter a day intensifies all the feels. 7mo

dabbe @Clare-Dragonfly 😘 7mo

dabbe @KAO Yay! Isn't it fabulous? 🤩🤗😀 7mo

dabbe @julieclair 😘 7mo

ElizaMarie Wow!!!! I don‘t even know what to think. Jan is such a kind hearted innocent. I love how she finally tries to be grown up and then that Danny just ugh! Danny has all the evil pent up! She is so malicious! 7mo

5feet.of.fury Mrs D is out of her mind! 7mo

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BarkingMadRead

Rebecca | Daphne D Maurier

Ch 17: poor Jan, what a disaster #beatriceisagoodfriend #maxisanass #asifjanwoulddothatonpurpose #frankisadarling #hetriessohard #firstandlastballatmanderley #foreshadowing #staytuned #hashtagbrigade #pemberlittens

BarkingMadRead @willaful @bookwormjillk @librarybelle @quietjenn @mcctrish @catlass007 @cuilin @dabbe @ruthiella @indoordame @peanutnine @kwmg40 @5feet.of.fury @roary47 @julieclair
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BarkingMadRead @thebookhippie @clare-dragonfly @aimeesue @rubyslippersreads @thearomaofbooks @kao @crinoline_laphroaig @elizamarie @daena @graciouswarriorprincess 7mo

Clare-Dragonfly I think Jan should have gone ahead and stayed in her room. Let Maxim deal with the consequences! He deserves to squirm a little! (edited) 7mo

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Clare-Dragonfly I mean, she ALSO should have told Beatrice about Danny setting her up. But let‘s be real, that was never going to happen. 7mo

BarkingMadRead @Clare-Dragonfly and she had the perfect opportunity! Whyyyyyy did she not?!? 7mo

Bookwormjillk @Clare-Dragonfly YES! She should have told Max and Bea about Mrs Danvers. 7mo

peanutnine She definitely should have told them about Danvers but like @Clare-Dragonfly I'm not surprised she didn't. She doesn't seem to realize that she has power over her as an employer. But she probably thought they wouldn't believe her 7mo

daena Maxim is the worst! As the chapters move forward my disgust of him grows. 7mo

willaful @daena I'm really feeling why the author was pissed at this being called a romance. 7mo

daena @willaful totally! 💯 7mo

Crinoline_Laphroaig @daena same! 7mo

Crinoline_Laphroaig @peanutnine @Clare-Dragonfly I never under when characters don't tell what happened. I would be yelling it out. And #DreadfulDanny would be packing her bags. Honestly if she just told Bea she would have told Maxim and he would have fired Mrs D immediately. 7mo

Crinoline_Laphroaig ^understand. Litsy needs edit option on comments! 7mo

dabbe I, too, want the narrator to snap back and have a backbone, but she just doesn't. She's terrified of Danvers (and even Maxim at times) and is so UNSURE of herself that she can't fight back. Max wanted her as Alice in Wonderland--fiitting since Alice is a complete innocent, not worldly like Rebecca or Caroline de Winter. The irony is, though, that Max is primarily responsible for Jan's loss of innocence. #sosad 😞 7mo

Ruthiella @dabbe Perfect analysis! 👌 7mo

TheAromaofBooks @Clare-Dragonfly @peanutnine @Crinoline_Laphroaig @dabbe @Ruthiella - I'm interested to see if Jan even REALIZES that Danny set her up. I think she is going to excuse Mrs. D with a kind of “oh she didn't know people would be upset/it was an accident“ thing. 7mo

BarkingMadRead @TheAromaofBooks that‘s a good point, although that creepy smile on Mrs D should hopefully clue her in! 7mo

julieclair @TheAromaofBooks If she does that, it will totally be a throw-the-book moment for me! 7mo

peanutnine @julieclair @TheAromaofBooks omg same! Hopefully she isn't THAT naive by now 7mo

dabbe @Ruthiella 😘 7mo

dabbe @TheAromaofBooks Agree! Jan wanted so much to believe that Danny was finally being nice to her that she had the rose-colored glasses look in her eyes. And, too true, @BarkingMadRead. That smirk and the closing of the door in the west wing should have been HUGE clues for Jan. What a scene! 7mo

ElizaMarie #FireDanny 7mo

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BarkingMadRead

Rebecca | Daphne D Maurier

Ch 16: that escalated quickly #mrsdanverssetherup #didrebeccadresslikethis #thatssomessedup #poorjan #marshamarshamarsha #hashtagbrigade #pemberlittens

BarkingMadRead @willaful @bookwormjillk @librarybelle @quietjenn @mcctrish @catlass007 @cuilin @dabbe @ruthiella @indoordame @peanutnine @kwmg40 @5feet.of.fury @roary47 @julieclair 7mo

BarkingMadRead @thebookhippie @clare-dragonfly @aimeesue @rubyslippersreads @thearomaofbooks @kao @crinoline_laphroaig @elizamarie @daena @graciouswarriorprincess 7mo

Bookwormjillk That was something. But also, ladies, if your man doesn‘t like the way you look when you‘re thinking 🚩🚩🚩#longchapter #somuchtounpack 7mo

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Librarybelle So true, @Bookwormjillk ! Maxim is not man of the year in my mind…he probably would not like the look on my face as I was reading that section. 7mo

BarkingMadRead @Librarybelle @Bookwormjillk I would be in so much trouble because I can never seem to shut off my face 🤣🤣🤣 7mo

Crinoline_Laphroaig It's such a Train Wreck of a Chapter. I know what's going to happen and still I yell at Jan 'WHY WOULD YOU TRUST THE EVIL MRS D"⁉️ 7mo

Crinoline_Laphroaig 'Oh don't treat me like a child' as she continually acts like one with the daydreaming and hiding around corners. And the fingers in her mouth and the nail biting makes me crazy. 7mo

Ruthiella @Bookwormjillk 🚩🚩🚩🚩💥 7mo

Ruthiella At this point, I think Jan would have been happier if she‘d married Frank Crawley aka George Glass. 7mo

Clare-Dragonfly Why did she do what Danny said?! Obviously terrible idea! Also obviously terrible: Maxim yelling at her to change and of course never telling her even the slightest clue as to why everyone is so upset. I just hope Frank or Beatrice will explain in the next chapter. 7mo

Clare-Dragonfly @Ruthiella Yes, I keep thinking Frank seems like a much better match for her. Maybe she‘ll throw over Maxim! 🤞🏻 7mo

TheAromaofBooks Everything here was absolutely crazy, but I did laugh - yesterday, Jan is like “I may need to feign illness to make sure I don't have to have Christmas with Beatrice's crazy crew“ and today it was “Maxim, did you know Beatrice plays charades at Christmas every year?“ “Yes, that's why I never go“ 😂 😂 😂 So they do have SOME common ground! 😆 7mo

Roary47 Correct me if I‘m wrong. Could she not fire Ms D? Am I correct in understanding that she wore Rebecca‘s dress? I bet she looked pretty, but man they kept telling her to dress as Alice and she just wanted to dress up and feel special. Based on her background I‘m sure this was the first time she could feel pretty in a dress, and Max just burst that bubble. What an emotional hit. 😞 7mo

BarkingMadRead @Roary47 she had the dress made to match a painting of Max‘s great grandmother I think. I‘m guessing that Rebecca once did the same 7mo

peanutnine @Clare-Dragonfly @Ruthiella she and Frank would be so much better together! They're both so shy and awkward 😅 7mo

julieclair @Roary47 Jan can totally fire Danny. Surely she will, after this? Even though Jan has no spine, she can‘t allow Danny to keep living & working there. Can she? 7mo

Clare-Dragonfly @Roary47 @julieclair I bet if it even occurs to Jan that she could fire Danny, she‘ll quail at the thought of explaining to Maxim why she wants her gone. Even though I bet he wouldn‘t even listen to any explanation she gave, he‘d just be surprised. She could do it! But she won‘t. 7mo

Clare-Dragonfly @TheAromaofBooks Yes, I thought the same! 😂 7mo

julieclair @Clare-Dragonfly Unfortunately, I believe you‘re correct. Poor Jan… she needs a friend who can give her advice and bolster her courage. 7mo

Clare-Dragonfly @julieclair She needs a therapist! 7mo

dabbe @BarkingMadRead And I believe it was the last ball they had at Manderley, so Rebecca's costume would have perhaps still been on everyone's minds--especially Maxim's. 7mo

julieclair @Clare-Dragonfly 💯😂 7mo

ElizaMarie Ugh!!! As soon as I read Mrs D being “nice” and offering suggestions, I assumed there was something wrong. So the whole rest of the chapter I had such anxiety (felt like watching an A24 film😬). I was just hoping to be wrong!!!! But Mrs D = 😈 7mo

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BarkingMadRead

Rebecca | Daphne D Maurier

Ch 15: Jan meets grandmother…. #iadorebeatrice #thatvisittookanuglyturn #homewego #maximishome #butwait #heischewingoutdanvers #sheisnothappy #thatcantendwell #staytuned #hashtagbrigade #pemberlittens

BarkingMadRead @willaful @bookwormjillk @librarybelle @quietjenn @mcctrish @catlass007 @cuilin @dabbe @ruthiella @indoordame @peanutnine @kwmg40 @5feet.of.fury @roary47 @julieclair 7mo

BarkingMadRead @thebookhippie @clare-dragonfly @aimeesue @rubyslippersreads @thearomaofbooks @kao @crinoline_laphroaig @elizamarie @daena @graciouswarriorprincess 7mo

Bookwormjillk Jan is always being told she needs permission from the ladies in her life. Danny says she needs to ask to go into Rebecca‘s room. Bea says she must tell her the minute she‘s pregnant. Blah. 7mo

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Ruthiella @Bookwormjillk Agree. But if she were to assert herself, they would back down. She‘s always assuming and never asserting. 7mo

Bookwormjillk @Ruthiella so true 7mo

Roary47 My heart broke a little for Jan here. How tough to be meeting an influential matriarch in your husband‘s family. Then be told “what did you do to Rebecca, I liked Rebecca, where is Rebecca?” 💔 (edited) 7mo

BarkingMadRead @Roary47 I‘m amazed at how many people are willing to say more or less the same thing to her! 7mo

TheAromaofBooks We are caretaking my grandma right now and I really related with a lot of Jan's thoughts in this chapter, about how strange it is when someone gets old, and wondering what they were really like when they were young and vibrant. 7mo

julieclair @TheAromaofBooks Those passages really resonated with me as well. 7mo

julieclair I had a sick feeling in my stomach from the moment the grandmother seemed delighted that Jan had come to visit. I was worried she was thinking Jan was Rebecca. 💔 And poor Jan, she did nothing wrong, but her very presence caused the frail old lady major distress. 7mo

TheAromaofBooks Can't believe I forgot to mention my favorite line - “I had an uneasy feeling we might be asked to spend the approaching Christmas with Beatrice. Perhaps I could have influenza.“ 😂 7mo

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BarkingMadRead

Rebecca | Daphne D Maurier

Ch 14: Jan gets caught In Rebecca‘s room #danversisapsycho #nowweknowallthegorydetails #thatbitaboutebeccawatching 👀 #totalcrazypants #staytuned #hashtagbrigade #pemberlittens

BarkingMadRead @willaful @bookwormjillk @librarybelle @quietjenn @mcctrish @catlass007 @cuilin @dabbe @ruthiella @indoordame @peanutnine @kwmg40 @5feet.of.fury @roary47 @julieclair 7mo

BarkingMadRead @thebookhippie @clare-dragonfly @aimeesue @rubyslippersreads @thearomaofbooks @kao @crinoline_laphroaig @elizamarie @daena @graciouswarriorprincess 7mo

Librarybelle I forgot how creepy this chapter was. Yikes! 7mo

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BarkingMadRead @Librarybelle me too! It‘s been a few years since I read it, I kept gasping out loud 🤣 7mo

Librarybelle @BarkingMadRead I know! It‘s been several years for me, and I kept thinking “how could I have forgotten this!!”😂 7mo

Bookwormjillk This was really creepy. Run Jan, run! 7mo

peanutnine Sooo creepy. Also, I highly doubt Danvers was as buddy buddy with Rebecca as she's making it out, like they were best friends 7mo

BarkingMadRead @peanutnine I agree, it seems like rebecca was more likely to tease her 7mo

TheBookHippie Creeeeeeepy. 7mo

Ruthiella @Librarybelle @BarkingMadRead I also forgot just how creepy this chapter was. 7mo

Librarybelle @Ruthiella It makes me wonder what else I have forgotten as the story unfolds. 7mo

willaful We're definitely in gothic territory now! 7mo

ElizaMarie @peanutnine @BarkingMadRead Yes ☑️ it feels like Danvers has to be exaggerating their closeness. Also. Like I get it, you cared about her, but to keep touching her things and putting flowers in her room… feels so weird to me. 7mo

julieclair @willaful Yes! This chapter has all the gothic novel vibes. And I‘m loving it! 7mo

Crinoline_Laphroaig So creepy. 7mo

Clare-Dragonfly CREEPY, DANNY!!! 7mo

Clare-Dragonfly I am even more sure now it was Danvers in the cottage threatening Ben. She‘s creeping around being obsessed with everything Rebecca ever touched. (edited) 7mo

Roary47 It‘s almost as if Danvers loved her just as much if not more than Max. 7mo

dabbe @Roary47 OBSESSION to the nth degree. 😮 7mo

BarkingMadRead @Roary47 @dabbe yes! Obsession for sure. Should be interesting! 7mo

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BarkingMadRead

Rebecca | Daphne D Maurier

Chapter 13: Jan has an adventure #Benhadsomeinterstinggossip #soundslikerebeccawasabully #whatwasshehidinginthatcabin #backtothehousewego #Dannyiscreepingaroundinthewestwing #danny 🤣 #whatanicknameforanoldgrouch #thisfavellguyisuptonogood #seemslikeoldmaxshouldstayhome #staytuned #hashtagbrigade #pemberlittens

BarkingMadRead @willaful @bookwormjillk @librarybelle @quietjenn @mcctrish @catlass007 @cuilin @dabbe @ruthiella @indoordame @peanutnine @kwmg40 @5feet.of.fury @roary47 @julieclair 7mo

BarkingMadRead @thebookhippie @clare-dragonfly @aimeesue @rubyslippersreads @thearomaofbooks @kao @crinoline_laphroaig @elizamarie @daena @graciouswarriorprincess 7mo

Ruthiella He‘s definitely a shady character. 😬 7mo

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Bookwormjillk Danny 🤣🤣🤣 7mo

BarkingMadRead @Bookwormjillk I just can‘t 🤣 I can‘t imagine her with any nickname at all ☠️ 7mo

dabbe At least there's a little respite for our narrator who feels more like herself with Maxim away. She doesn't have to pretend to be someone she isn't and can just be herself--for a little while. 7mo

ElizaMarie So much mystery in this chapter!!!! I'm super intrigued! 7mo

Clare-Dragonfly I think it was Mrs. Danvers in the cabin threatening Ben!!! Rebecca would have no reason to keep her cabin activities a secret, and would probably think Ben is beneath her. Mrs. Danvers fits the description better and is definitely acting fishy. 7mo

BarkingMadRead @Clare-Dragonfly ohhhhh that‘s a really good theory and I could totally see Danvers doing that! 7mo

Bookwormjillk Jan is really reminding me of a person at work who decides that each time she has a scheduled check in with our shared supervisor she‘s going to get fired then when I tell her she‘s not she gets mad when she‘s not promoted. The stories she tells herself in her head. Cool it Jan. Max isn‘t dead just because he went to London. #DontBelieveEverythingYouThink 7mo

TheAromaofBooks @Bookwormjillk - Seriously! I was reading that section like COOL YOUR JETS, my word! 7mo

kwmg40 Jan really has an overactive imagination! 7mo

julieclair @kwmg40 Yes, and that imagination is not doing her any favors. 7mo

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BarkingMadRead

Rebecca | Daphne D Maurier

Ch 12: Jan gets a present #shebreaksacupid #soobviouslyshemusthidethepieces #thatendswell #danversmakesmencry #poorrobert #janconfesses #sheactuallystandsupforherselfforlikefiveseconds #thisalsoendswell 🙄 #maxisnthappy #doesheevenloveher #dontgetmestartedonfrith #marshamarshamarsha #atleastjanhasjasper #tiger 🤣 #hashtagbrigade #pemberlittens

BarkingMadRead @willaful @bookwormjillk @librarybelle @quietjenn @mcctrish @catlass007 @cuilin @dabbe @ruthiella @indoordame @peanutnine @kwmg40 @5feet.of.fury @roary47 @julieclair 7mo

BarkingMadRead @thebookhippie @clare-dragonfly @aimeesue @rubyslippersreads @thearomaofbooks @kao @crinoline_laphroaig @elizamarie @daena @graciouswarriorprincess 7mo

Bookwormjillk And at least Max doesn‘t smell or complain about soggy toast. True romance. 7mo

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BarkingMadRead @Bookwormjillk a girl has to have her standards 🤷🏻‍♀️ 7mo

TheAromaofBooks This line really struck me, Maxim is talking: “Fancy not getting a hold of her when you broke the thing and saying, 'Here, Mrs. Danvers, get this mended.' “ This is just so typical of Maxim's perspective. He is used to servants/commands/obedience (and it sounds like Rebecca was as well). Our narrator is uncomfortable with even the concept of giving orders (we saw this when she was in Monte Carlo as well) or making demands. I think Maxim can't ⬇ 7mo

TheAromaofBooks (cont'd) get his head around anyone being shy of or intimidated by servants. I do feel bad for the narrator, but I honestly frequently have similar feelings to Maxim's - YOU'RE THE BOSS so step up!!! On the other hand, Maxim obviously is blind (intentionally?) to the narrator's need for some guidance and suggestions on what she should be doing, and completely leaves her hanging. 7mo

Clare-Dragonfly @TheAromaofBooks Yes—it‘s similar with the socializing; he insists that it has nothing to do with being brought up to it, but that‘s because it‘s been his world for his whole life and he doesn‘t realize how different it can be for Jan. I think Clarice‘s mother quite likes her and it was nasty of him to say it was an insult! But also, anyone else think of Darcy and Lizzie when Maxim complains that Jan is shy and won‘t try to socialize? 😆 7mo

KAO @TheAromaofBooks I agree with all of your observations. The descriptions in these chapters are luscious sometimes though! 7mo

ElizaMarie This chapter gutted me. Poor Jan! She almost speaks up then quickly backs down and worried about Maxim‘s feelings over hers. Poor baby! Also —- she should redecorate the whole room! I feel like she was hinting at it but needs Maxim to suggest (the order the staff) to get it done. 7mo

dabbe I keep reminding myself that the shy-can't-do-anything-without-approval Jan is in the past. The narrator is our future gal who seems (in my mind) much more forthright than the flashback Jan. She's her harshest critic who is looking back on herself in the cruelest of ways. I have hope for her. And Lord Byron ain't got anything next to the brooding Maxim. #hyperbyronichero 7mo

rubyslippersreads Jan should have taken a page from Scarlett O‘Hara‘s book and thrown the cupid against the wall. 😂 7mo

julieclair @ElizaMarie Yes! She needs to redecorate the whole room! And buy a new wardrobe. And I wish she would realize she has the power to do both. 7mo

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BarkingMadRead

Rebecca | Daphne D Maurier

Ch 11: Jan learns more about Rebecca #thosenosyneighborsthough #franktotherescue #welearnaboutrebaccasdeath #morequestionsthananswersthough #intriguing #staytuned #pemberlittens #hashtagbrigade #marshamarshamarsha

BarkingMadRead @willaful @bookwormjillk @librarybelle @quietjenn @mcctrish @catlass007 @cuilin @dabbe @ruthiella @indoordame @peanutnine @kwmg40 @5feet.of.fury @roary47 @julieclair
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BarkingMadRead @thebookhippie @clare-dragonfly @aimeesue @rubyslippersreads @thearomaofbooks @kao @crinoline_laphroaig @elizamarie @daena @graciouswarriorprincess 7mo

Bookwormjillk Glad she has Frank 7mo

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5feet.of.fury @Bookwormjillk agree 7mo

5feet.of.fury A want a moonlight picnic shed now. 7mo

Bookwormjillk @5feet.of.fury #goals 7mo

quietjenn @5feet.of.fury @Bookwormjillk so say we all 7mo

ElizaMarie I‘m so sad for her! To feel the way she does (inadequate). I wish she was able to talk to her HUSBAND about these things, but #AtLeastSheHasFrank. He is such a sweet man :) Also, yes “modest” has a billion different meanings. #WhatDoYouMean 7mo

dabbe I'm glad she has Frank, too, but ouch to his last line: “I suppose she was the most beautiful creature I ever saw in my life.“

Yet ... he calls Rebecca a “creature.“ I looked up the definition and found two interesting thoughts re: Miss-holier-than-thou Rebecca:
1. an animal, as distinct from a human being
2. a fictional being, typically a FRIGHTENING one.

Perhaps Rebecca ain't all she's cracked up to be. 🧐 7mo

julieclair @dabbe The word “creature” jumped out at me, too! Such an interesting word choice. What could it mean? 🤔 7mo

dabbe @julieclair Makes us want to keep reading on, right? 🤩🤩🤩 7mo

julieclair @dabbe Absolutely! Du Maurier is such a gifted writer. 7mo

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KateReadsYA

Rebecca | Daphne D Maurier

Went out for a bike ride this morning and visited a bookshop downtown. I found this gem in the Mystery section. :)

Gissy 😍 7mo

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BarkingMadRead

Rebecca | Daphne D Maurier

Ch 10: Jan and Max take Jasper for a walk #happyvalley 😍 #creepybeachdude #whydoesjasperlovethatcove #randomfurnishedcabin #intrigued #maxbeingweird #JAN #dontbeggirl #maxdropsthatbombshell #ihavesomanyquestions #andletsendthechapterwithamysterioushanky #obviouslyrebeccas #hashtagbrigade #pemberlittens

BarkingMadRead @willaful @bookwormjillk @librarybelle @quietjenn @mcctrish @catlass007 @cuilin @dabbe @ruthiella @indoordame @peanutnine @kwmg40 @5feet.of.fury @roary47 @julieclair
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BarkingMadRead @thebookhippie @clare-dragonfly @aimeesue @rubyslippersreads @thearomaofbooks @kao @crinoline_laphroaig @elizamarie @daena @graciouswarriorprincess 7mo

peanutnine The contrast between happy valley and the other cove was STARK 7mo

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Bookwormjillk Is anyone keeping track of all the rhododendron colors vs Max's moods? Poor little Jan she is in so far over her head with these people. 7mo

TheBookHippie @Bookwormjillk it‘s mood setting too!! 7mo

BarkingMadRead @peanutnine yeah, that abrupt change in scenery = atmosphere for sure 7mo

Clare-Dragonfly I was glad to see Jan speaking more, but I wish she would have pushed harder! Also 🙄 at Maxim complaining that she doesn‘t have the memories that make him sad. Of course she doesn‘t, and you won‘t tell her what the issue is! 7mo

Graciouswarriorprincess The contrast reminded me of the house too. One part light and the other dark/guarded. 7mo

dabbe @Graciouswarriorprincess The narrator's side ... Rebecca's side. And where does Max (oops, only Rebecca can call him that)/Maxim's feelings truly lie? 7mo

Roary47 Grrr Max, She doesn‘t know until you tell her. She is trying with her young girlish mind to love you. 7mo

ElizaMarie @Roary47 yes! Poor girl! She wants to know so much more about him but he is just so closed off! 7mo

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BarkingMadRead

Rebecca | Daphne D Maurier

Ch 8: day 1 at Manderley #janneedsaspine #waytoohardonherself #thatphonecallthough #danversisapieceofwork #lunchshouldbeinteresting #staytuned #hashtagbrigade #pemberlittens

BarkingMadRead @willaful @bookwormjillk @librarybelle @quietjenn @mcctrish @catlass007 @cuilin @dabbe @ruthiella @indoordame @peanutnine @kwmg40 @5feet.of.fury @roary47 @julieclair
7mo

BarkingMadRead @thebookhippie @clare-dragonfly @aimeesue @rubyslippersreads @thearomaofbooks @kao @crinoline_laphroaig @elizamarie @daena @graciouswarriorprincess 7mo

Bookwormjillk She needs a hobby and a spine 7mo

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peanutnine It's crazy how everyone just acts like she should know her way around the house and all the routines. I guess they assumed Max told her ahead of time? She definitely needs the courage to speak up and ask questions 7mo

Ruthiella I think the staff were possibly also expecting another Rebecca - who would tell them “I don‘t want a fire in the morning room, light it in the library”. 7mo

Crinoline_Laphroaig This is where I start to really dislike Max. He just dumps her in the house, doesn't bother to even show her around, and he knows Evil Mrs D is manipulative. Also he acts like he's so busy running Manderley but he's been gone for WEEKS. And it not like today when you can keep in touch by email and smart phones. I'm quite sure Manager of the estate doesn't need his help. 7mo

ElizaMarie I had to look up the plant (ha!) I thought I knew what it was, but I wasn't 100% sure. Anyway, I can't tell if Mrs. D wants her to be more arrogant like the old Mrs or um.. what? It sounds like Jan is way more easygoing and could be easier to “serve“ under but instead, they keep bullying her. And shame on Max, he knows Mrs. D is difficult but.. yet doesn't even show her the after-breakfast room!? 7mo

Crinoline_Laphroaig I just want to yell at Jan to stop daydreaming. Which makes it sound like I don't like this book but I really do. 7mo

julieclair Jan needs a spine for sure. She‘s letting the servants walk all over her. But she also needs to ask more questions, so she can learn how things work at Manderley. Everyone already knows she‘s clueless, so why not ask? I wonder if we‘ll ever find out what‘s up with Mrs. D and/or exactly what happened to Rebecca? (edited) 7mo

dabbe So glad you posted this pic! What about those bloody rhododendrons on the pathway to Manderley? Jan HATES them. They're too full of life, too large, too in-your-face, too ... like Rebecca? Wonder if there's some symbolism there? 😂 7mo

Roary47 I‘m with many of you in your upset with Max. He could have waited at least a day to show her around. Jan also might just be trying to be nice on top of her not asking questions and speaking up. 7mo

TheAromaofBooks @julieclair - I felt the same way. Like when she pretended like she already knew the way to the morning room. She hasn't even been there 24 hours! Why would it be embarrassing to ask where that is?? I always feel bad for the narrator when I read this book, but also spend about half the time just wanting to shake her and tell her to stop assuming the worst about everything! 7mo

Clare-Dragonfly I thought it was weird that all the servants refer to Rebecca as Mrs. de Winter as though Jan isn‘t Mrs. de Winter now… but then Mrs. Danvers did call her that, so I don‘t know what to think! Would the servants like them to be completely interchangeable? 7mo

Aimeesue @dabbe Symbolism?? What symbolism?? I must have missed it. 😂 I‘m def on Team NO Rhododenrons though. They too extra for me. 7mo

dabbe @Aimeesue New hashtag: #teamnorhodo 😂 7mo

Aimeesue @dabbe 😂😂😂 7mo

willaful @TheAromaofBooks word! 7mo

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dabbe

Rebecca | Daphne D Maurier

#HYGGEHOURREADATHON
@TheBookHippie @Chrissyreadit, @AllDebooks

Getting ready to savor REBECCA for #hyggehour by reading in bed when this goofball is already there. Oh, and not on the bed but on the PILLOWS! #hernameiskate #yessheisaprincess 💚🩷💚

TheBookHippie 🐾♥️🐾 7mo

CBee She‘s so beautiful ♥️ 7mo

AnnCrystal 😘💕🐕‍🦺🐾💝. 7mo

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Ruthiella Just warming it up for you. ❤️🐶😄 7mo

dabbe @TheBookHippie 🤩🐾🤩 7mo

dabbe @CBee 🤩🐾🤩 7mo

dabbe @AnnCrystal 🤩🐾🤩 7mo

kelli7990 😍 7mo

slategreyskies This pic makes me happy. ❤️ 7mo

Hooked_on_books What a cutie! 🐶🩵 7mo

Gissy 🐶♥️♥️♥️ 7mo

Chrissyreadit 💛💛💛 7mo

Mollyanna The pillows are the softest, so of course 😊🐾 7mo

mabell Well obviously the pillows! 7mo

IndoorDame She looks extremely pleased with herself! I bet there‘s still some tiny little corner you could squeeze into some you don‘t have to disturb her highness 😍 7mo

KadaGul My cats like to sleep in unusual places, such as on top of the formal dining table but underneath the dinner table, on office chairs instead of sofas, and they prefer pillows over layered comforters. #petslife 7mo

dabbe @kelli7990 🤩🐾🤩 7mo

dabbe @slategreyskies 🤩🐾🤩 7mo

dabbe @Hooked_on_books 🤩🐾🤩 7mo

dabbe @Gissy 🤩🐾🤩 7mo

dabbe @Chrissyreadit 🤩🐾🤩 7mo

dabbe @Mollyanna 🤩🐾🤩 7mo

dabbe @mabell 🤩🐾🤩 7mo

dabbe @IndoorDame She let me have the corner to her left. 🤩🐾🤩 7mo

dabbe @KadaGul They certainly know what they like, don't they? 🤩🐾🤩 7mo

CatMS ❤🐾❤🐾 7mo

dabbe @CatMS 🤩🐾🤩 7mo

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BarkingMadRead

Rebecca | Daphne D Maurier

Ch 7: the honeymoon is over #danversiscreepy #passiveaggressivevibes #maderleysoundsamazing #anoceanviewwouldhavebeennicethough 🤷🏻‍♀️ #jansdreamssoundsonice #willrealitymatchup #somehowidoubtit #staytuned #hashtagbrigade #pemberlittens

BarkingMadRead @willaful @bookwormjillk @librarybelle @quietjenn @mcctrish @catlass007 @cuilin @dabbe @ruthiella @indoordame @peanutnine @kwmg40 @5feet.of.fury @roary47 @julieclair
7mo

BarkingMadRead @thebookhippie @clare-dragonfly @aimeesue @rubyslippersreads @thearomaofbooks @kao @crinoline_laphroaig @elizamarie @daena @graciouswarriorprincess 7mo

IndoorDame I would‘ve been disappointed not to get the ocean room! And I don‘t think she‘s nearly upset enough about Mrs. Danvers. Bad bad vibes. Also, I don‘t care how naive Jan is, she should know she needs new clothes before pulling up at Manderly. 7mo

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Ruthiella From day one, Mrs Danvers has Jan‘s number and she knows how to manipulate and undermine her. Maxim is the only person who has really any power over her and he‘s clueless. 7mo

BarkingMadRead @IndoorDame 💯 and how could Max not realize that?!? I was waiting for him to give her Rebecca‘s clothes or something crazy like that! 7mo

Bookwormjillk Jan needs to grow a pair and ask for the ocean view and some clothes. 7mo

ElizaMarie I want the big room that overlooks the ocean! But maybe Maxium always secretly wished his x wanted to have the rose room? So hard to tell because he is mostly mute! (Having such a hard time only reading one chapter a day) 7mo

Clare-Dragonfly I am the odd one out, I‘d want the room with the roses! Surely you can always go hang out by the ocean whenever you want. 7mo

Crinoline_Laphroaig I always thought Max saying he liked the room with Rose View was actually covering up that he didn't think he new wife would want to sleep in the dead wife's room. 7mo

Crinoline_Laphroaig @IndoorDame absolutely on the clothes. She's been in Monte for weeks she should know that. 7mo

Crinoline_Laphroaig @Bookwormjillk And Max should have insisted on buying her a new wardrobe on the honeymoon. Or is he so insecure that he wants her dumpy and afraid? 7mo

Bookwormjillk @Crinoline_Laphroaig I don‘t know if he even thinks about her that much 7mo

Crinoline_Laphroaig @Bookwormjillk true. 7mo

Roary47 @Bookwormjillk well he did buy her the brushes. He seems to be clueless on other stuff though. I‘m surprised Jan didn‘t get frostbite in this chapter. So many cold shoulders. Eeesh. 7mo

Clare-Dragonfly @Crinoline_Laphroaig I thought HE doesn‘t want to sleep in his dead wife‘s room. 7mo

5feet.of.fury @Clare-Dragonfly @Crinoline_Laphroaig whoever‘s benefit it is for, I‘m with you, it seems less creepy to have a new room with the new wife… ocean view or not…. 7mo

dabbe Maybe he likes her as a naive waif in frumpy clothes--he told her he never wanted her to wear that pearl necklace or act like she's 36. Kinda creepy when you think about it, too. 7mo

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ElizaMarie

Rebecca | Daphne D Maurier

Mr Grumps! Also love the “you fool” in the proposal! (My husband proposed to me by making me stand outside in the snow on a balcony in the middle of taking off my scrubs and told me I looked “funny” in my thermals I wore under the scrubs before asking me to marry him). #awkwardMen
#HashtagBrigade @BarkingMadRead

BarkingMadRead lol my husband and I were arguing and he said he couldn‘t live like this anymore. I thought he was dumping me 🤣 8mo

ElizaMarie @BarkingMadRead OH WOW! I would have thought the same thing! #UghMen 8mo

Ruthiella @ElizaMarie @BarkingMadRead Love these real life insights! 😂 8mo

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dabbe Mine had me climb the highest peak in AZ (Humphrey's Peak in Flagstaff, roughly 13,000+ feet) before proposing AFTER I had done that. I think he wanted to see if I had the stamina to put up with him! 😂 7mo

dabbe @ElizaMarie @BarkingMadRead 🤩😂🤩 7mo

ElizaMarie @dabbe ha i love it!!!! So out of breath and sweaty. 7mo

dabbe @ElizaMarie Hmm. Maybe that was why! 🤩😂🤗 7mo

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BarkingMadRead

Rebecca | Daphne D Maurier

Ch 6: Jan has to go to NY #shedoesntwanttogo #shesaysgoodbyetomax #soobviouslyheproposes #Hoppydoesnttakeitwell #nastywitch #but #doesmaxlovejan #ordoeshemissmarsha #imeanrebecca 🤷🏻‍♀️ #hashtagbrigade #pemberlittens

BarkingMadRead @willaful @bookwormjillk @librarybelle @quietjenn @mcctrish @catlass007 @cuilin @dabbe @ruthiella @indoordame @peanutnine @kwmg40 @5feet.of.fury @roary47 @julieclair
8mo

BarkingMadRead @thebookhippie @clare-dragonfly @aimeesue @rubyslippersreads @thearomaofbooks @kao @crinoline_laphroaig @elizamarie @daena @graciouswarriorprincess 8mo

Ruthiella That‘s got to be one of the least romantic marriage proposals ever…😳 8mo

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BarkingMadRead @Ruthiella so pathetic, and I hate that she just gives in to everything. Yeah, he‘s had a fancy wedding, but she hasn‘t! (edited) 8mo

TheAromaofBooks One of the things that always gets me with this book is how much of what we are reading does NOT happen - we are constantly getting scenes from the narrator's imagination, things she can see happening but aren't actually reality. The entire section of seeing herself saying goodbye to Max, seeing herself going to New York, seeing herself being introduced to boys there - it's like we read the real story but also the parallel possibilities. 8mo

BarkingMadRead @TheAromaofBooks so true! It‘s like the only time she has a personality is in her own head 8mo

ElizaMarie I mean… there was NO time to say he loved her! He had marmalade for breakfast!!!! (Ha) #OhJan #MarmaladeTakesTime (edited) 8mo

Clare-Dragonfly I wonder if we‘re going to get a Han and Leia moment 😂 8mo

BarkingMadRead @Clare-Dragonfly that would be epic 🤣🤣 #iloveyou #iknow 8mo

IndoorDame @BarkingMadRead @TheAromaofBooks yes!!! And she‘s fascinating as the unreliable narrator because the writing is so intoxicating and I always get swept away in her fantasies even though I know it‘s a sham 8mo

julieclair @TheAromaofBooks @BarkingMadRead @IndoorDame Yes! 💯! The writing of her mind‘s eye is so beautiful, and the reality of Max‘s dialogue is so blunt and spare. 8mo

Roary47 @Ruthiella @BarkingMadRead I thought the same thing about the marriage proposal and the fancy wedding. Lol I like that #MarmaladeTakesTime @ElizaMarie Our narrator, Jan, reminds me of Sansa now with her imaginative mind verses reality @TheAromaofBooks @IndoorDame 8mo

5feet.of.fury @Roary47 I wasn‘t even thinking that, but she does remind me of Sansa in that sense -no idea what people‘s motivations are, things are all supposed to play out like a story but don‘t. 8mo

5feet.of.fury Hoppy really annoyed me in this bit, even if Jan is naive (no dispute) she really felt the need to take her down a peg, doesn‘t matter that she‘s right, what a jerk. 8mo

ElizaMarie @5feet.of.fury YES! I mean she kinda went to the whole “what did you do?“ and I thought she was alluding to the fact that she thought she tricked him into a proposal, but then at the same time calling her young and naive and just... Ugh! 8mo

Ruthiella @Roary47 @5feet.of.fury Sansa Stark is a good parallel for clueless, romantic Jan. 👍 8mo

kwmg40 I laughed when I read the part where Maxim orders breakfast, then takes out an emery board and starts filing his nails, right before he proposes marriage. Is it normal for rich people to file their nails in fancy hotel restaurants while waiting for their food? 😂 8mo

BarkingMadRead @kwmg40 I don‘t know if it‘s normal, it‘s definitely repulsive 8mo

5feet.of.fury @ElizaMarie yeah being a nosey Nelly in everyone‘s business & being confused by the whirlwind is one thing, but to tell the poor young woman that she‘s going to bore everyone at Manderlay‘s parties was so spiteful. 8mo

Clare-Dragonfly @kwmg40 I definitely think Maxim is just a weirdo 😂 7mo

kwmg40 @Clare-Dragonfly That sums it up pretty well! 7mo

dabbe @BarkingMadRead Thank goodness he didn't use nail clippers! 😂 7mo

dabbe @IndoorDame Agree 💯. And because she is so hard on herself, she can't believe Max (oops, Maxim) might love her because she thinks she's crap. It also doesn't help to have a brooding Byronic hero as your husband! 😃 7mo

willaful @BarkingMadRead Very well put! Her imagination is vivid but also so often her own worst enemy. 7mo

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BarkingMadRead

Rebecca | Daphne D Maurier

Ch 5: poor Jan #sheisinlovewithMaxim #sheisalsojealousofRebecca #buthowdoesMaxfeel #marshamarshamarsha #hashtagbrigade #pemberlittens

BarkingMadRead @willaful @bookwormjillk @librarybelle @quietjenn @mcctrish @catlass007 @cuilin @dabbe @ruthiella @indoordame @peanutnine @kwmg40 @5feet.of.fury @roary47 @julieclair 8mo

BarkingMadRead @thebookhippie @clare-dragonfly @aimeesue @rubyslippersreads @thearomaofbooks @kao @crinoline_laphroaig @elizamarie @daena @graciouswarriorprincess 8mo

Bookwormjillk And Max is telling her NOTHING 8mo

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BarkingMadRead @Bookwormjillk not one freaking thing. Boys are dumb 🤷🏻‍♀️ 8mo

Ruthiella When I first read this in my 20s, I was swooning…now I‘m all RED FLAGS 🚩 Nameless Narrator!!!! 8mo

rubyslippersreads Hmmm, is Jan‘s name really Joan? 🤣 8mo

Bookwormjillk @Ruthiella 🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩 8mo

ElizaMarie Um…. “I suppose you are young enough to be my daughter‘ ❓❗ Jan, honey, how old is he? 8mo

Graciouswarriorprincess @Ruthiella Agreed! 8mo

TheAromaofBooks @ElizaMarie - Well, she says that she “wishes she was 36“ so I'm assuming that he's somewhere around 40 😬 8mo

Ruthiella @ElizaMarie 😂 I can just see the look of concern on Carol Brady‘s face! 8mo

dabbe Jan (perfect name @Ruthiella! 🤩) = Jane in JANE EYRE
Maxim = Rochester in JANE EYRE
So many likenesses to these two books and characters! 😱 8mo

BarkingMadRead @dabbe there are so many similarities! 8mo

julieclair Oh poor Jan, she‘s really got it bad. And I actually think Mrs. van Hopper‘s description of Max was spot on: “queer-tempered, I should think, difficult to know.” 8mo

Roary47 Hmmm. Young and innocent Jan. Jealousy does not become your lack of details. 🤣 8mo

ElizaMarie @TheAromaofBooks ah that checks out. 40 and she is 21. Okay. Not great but…. Ugh! That is such a huge power dynamic - age, status 8mo

TheAromaofBooks @ElizaMarie - I agree. Like she is an adult and out on her own, but he's definitely going to hold all the cards, especially because it's obvious that she has an uncertain, tentative personality (at this age, anyway). She's going to be so dependent on him for direction and affirmation. 8mo

willaful @dabbe Except that Jane has a very strong sense of self and character. 7mo

dabbe @willaful Agree 💯. 7mo

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BarkingMadRead

Rebecca | Daphne D Maurier

Ch 4: and now we know what happened to Rebecca #butfirst #hoppyissick #ummmmmm #whatdowecallthenarrator #suggestionsplease #asiwassaying #narratorisfreefortheday #awkardlunchwithmax #awkwardcarridewithmax #almostsuicidewithmax⁉️ #yikes #howhetalksaboutmanderleythough #staytuned #hashtagbrigade #pemberlittens

BarkingMadRead @willaful @bookwormjillk @librarybelle @quietjenn @mcctrish @catlass007 @cuilin @dabbe @ruthiella @indoordame @peanutnine @kwmg40 @5feet.of.fury @roary47 @julieclair
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IndoorDame The intro to my copy points out that she is only ever “the second Mrs de Winter” (and it has some very pointed things to say about that 😂) but that‘s quite a mouthful so I think she‘s gonna need a nickname 8mo

BarkingMadRead @thebookhippie @clare-dragonfly @aimeesue @rubyslippersreads @thearomaofbooks @kao @crinoline_laphroaig @elizamarie @daena @graciouswarriorprincess 8mo

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BarkingMadRead @IndoorDame I totally agree. We have to call her something 🤷🏻‍♀️ poor thing never has a name, although we know it‘s a pretty one and also unique. Super helpful. 8mo

IndoorDame @BarkingMadRead I‘ve often wondered what constitutes a “unique” name for a white woman in England in the 30s 8mo

BarkingMadRead @IndoorDame probably something so chill now 8mo

Ruthiella Her name is Jan Brady, forever doomed to be overshadowed by Marsha, Marsha, Marsha! I mean, Rebecca. 8mo

IndoorDame @Ruthiella 👏👏👏 Sold! call her Jan 🤣 (edited) 8mo

Ruthiella Also, it‘s so awkward when your first date is an attempted murder/suicide! 😱😆 8mo

CatLass007 @Ruthiella You have a wicked sense of humor! I like that in a person. 8mo

BarkingMadRead @Ruthiella 🤣☠️🤣☠️ 8mo

BarkingMadRead Omg @Ruthiella #janbrady FTW 8mo

Bookwormjillk Jan 😂 🏈 8mo

rubyslippersreads @Ruthiella Jan is perfect! 8mo

Crinoline_Laphroaig I need to find a book about gardens in DDuM books. "The daffodils were in bloom, stirring in the evening breeze, golden heads cupped upon lean stalks, and however many you might pick there would be no thinning of the ranks, they were massed like an army, shoulder to shoulder. On a bank below the lawns, crocuses were planted, golden, pink, and mauve, but by this time they would be past their best, dropping and fading, like pallid snowdrops.⬇️ 8mo

Crinoline_Laphroaig The primrose was more vulgar, a homely pleasant creature who appeared in every cranny like a weed. Too early yet for bluebells, their heads were still hidden beneath last year‘s leaves, but when they came, dwarfing the more humble violet, they choked the very bracken in the woods, and with their color made a challenge to the sky....People who plucked bluebells from the woods were vandals; he had forbidden it at Manderley." 8mo

Crinoline_Laphroaig So many flowers in this Chapter. I highlighted so many. 8mo

Roary47 @Ruthiella I love it! Jan is who I will imagine her to be. Plus we don‘t know her actual age either. Are they on a date showing she‘s older than a child? 8mo

BarkingMadRead @Roary47 I get the idea that she‘s an adult, but maybe a bit younger than Max 8mo

Ruthiella @Roary47 I am reading a bit ahead. I think in chapter five it‘s confirmed she is 21. 👍 But Maxim is “old enough to be her father”, so 35 to 40 years old, I imagine. 🤔 8mo

Clare-Dragonfly @Crinoline_Laphroaig Yes, the descriptions are so vivid and wonderful! I can see the flowers so clearly! 8mo

Bookwormjillk These chapters are long but they don‘t feel like it. 8mo

BarkingMadRead @Bookwormjillk I totally agree! 8mo

Graciouswarriorprincess @Crinoline_Laphroaig These descriptions are so vivid! 8mo

julieclair I am really appreciating du Maurier‘s beautifully descriptive prose this time around. I don‘t remember noticing it as much the first time I read this. 8mo

ElizaMarie I agree with “Jan“ as her name for now... But wouldn't it be wild if her name is Daphne? I mean, if I were an author, maybe I would name a character after myself and then say how beautiful the name is repeatedly. 8mo

BarkingMadRead @ElizaMarie that‘s a brilliant point! 8mo

dabbe @Bookwormjillk Oh, my nose! Oh,my nose! 😂😂😂 8mo

dabbe @Bookwormjillk As opposed to our last book! #oy 😂🤗🤩 8mo

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BarkingMadRead

Rebecca | Daphne D Maurier

Ch 3: we meet Max DeWinter #sassmaster #hoppyisclueless #andsosomuch #heputHoppyrightinherplace #thatnoteattheendthough #ilovehim #staytuned #hashtagbrigade #pemberlittens

BarkingMadRead @willaful @bookwormjillk @librarybelle @quietjenn @mcctrish @catlass007 @cuilin @dabbe @ruthiella @indoordame @peanutnine @kwmg40 @5feet.of.fury
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BarkingMadRead @thebookhippie @clare-dragonfly @aimeesue @rubyslippersreads @thearomaofbooks @kao @crinoline_laphroaig @elizamarie @daena @graciouswarriorprincess 8mo

IndoorDame SO clueless!!!! I love it! She‘s like a caricature of herself 🤣 8mo

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5feet.of.fury The narrator essentially thinking “we could be in on a joke together but this is so awkward I might die.” Was so relatable 8mo

BarkingMadRead @5feet.of.fury me. Literally every day. Poor narrator! 8mo

willaful The narration is so vivid and immersive! We can see what she sees and feel what she feels. 8mo

Clare-Dragonfly I like him so far… also it kind of annoys me that her name is mentioned without actually telling us what it is, but I totally relate to the “spelled right, which is rare” thing! 8mo

Bookwormjillk I‘ve been traveling with my teens for a week and I kind of feel like they may be able to relate to the narrator 🤦‍♀️🤣 8mo

Aimeesue Oh, Max! Sigh 8mo

Graciouswarriorprincess I‘m liking him so far. 8mo

Crinoline_Laphroaig Today's favorite quote: "she ran on like a clumsy goat, trampling and trespassing on land that was preserved, and I felt the color flood my face, dragged with her as I was into humiliation." ? 8mo

ElizaMarie @Clare-Dragonfly I get the spelled it right part too!! Thought that was super significant :) 8mo

ElizaMarie @Crinoline_Laphroaig ha! Yes! And the no to tell the narrator she “put yourself jus a teeny bit forward this afternoon. Your efforts to monopolise the conversation quite embarrassed me“ --- ha! 8mo

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BarkingMadRead

Rebecca | Daphne D Maurier

Ch 2: we meet the characters #mrsvanhopperseemsdelightful #poorlittlenarrator #oursecondglimpseatmax #staytuned #hashtagbrigade #pemberlittens

BarkingMadRead @willaful @bookwormjillk @librarybelle @quietjenn @mcctrish @catlass007 @cuilin @dabbe @ruthiella @indoordame @peanutnine @kwmg40 @5feet.of.fury 8mo

BarkingMadRead @thebookhippie @clare-dragonfly @aimeesue @rubyslippersreads @thearomaofbooks @kao @crinoline_laphroaig @elizamarie @daena @graciouswarriorprincess 8mo

KAO I am already enjoying this! The description of 4:30 teatime in the narrator‘s memories is perfect—especially to someone like me who cherishes teatime! 8mo

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BarkingMadRead @KAO I was all ready to post a pic of teatime until she mentioned Mrs Van Hopper 🤣 8mo

IndoorDame Mrs. Van Hopper is amazing! You can picture her so vividly from the very first page she‘s introduced! 8mo

Ruthiella Mrs. Van Hopper is wonderfully awful! 😂 And who hasn‘t met someone like that before. 8mo

5feet.of.fury openly staring with the lorgnette 🧐 I love all the little details that set to scene 8mo

dabbe For much of the first two chapters, Manderley seems to be the main character. And even though the narrator and her husband seem happy as they travel from hotel to hotel, some tragedy broods underneath. It's interesting, too, how Manderley even has a name, but the narrator chooses not to name herself. 8mo

peanutnine @dabbe I was wondering if we were going to get her name or not, definitely an interesting choice not to reveal it 8mo

Bookwormjillk Mrs Van Hopper is like someone out of Austen 8mo

TheAromaofBooks I love how the narrator uses Mrs. VH to contrast to herself - by learning more about Mrs. VH we also learn more about the narrator herself. 8mo

BarkingMadRead @Bookwormjillk I thought the same! @peanutnine we never find our name, it definitely goes along with how she feels about herself 8mo

dabbe @peanutnine Well, at least now she doesn't. You know, though, it makes sense so far because she hasn't had any dialogue yet. She's been describing everything and everyone involved in the flashback that's going to be the book. 8mo

peanutnine @dabbe that's true. No one has actually addressed her yet. It reads like a diary so far, I'm getting Tenant of Wildfell Hall vibes 8mo

dabbe @peanutnine Ooh, that's another book I love! 🤩 8mo

Aimeesue @5feet.of.fury The lorgnette - the enemy of other people‘s privacy! 😂 8mo

Aimeesue @KAO Those were some teas at Manderley! That one paragraph made me hungry 🧁 🫖 8mo

willaful @Aimeesue Same!

That's a great pic of Mrs VH -- from the movie? 8mo

Crinoline_Laphroaig This is what's draws me in: "I think of half past four at Manderley, and the table drawn before the library fire. The door flung open, punctual to the minute, and the performance, never varying, of the laying of the tea, the silver tray, the kettle, the snowy cloth." I sooo love a good tea scene. ? 8mo

BarkingMadRead @willaful yes, it‘s from the movie! I have to watch it one of these days 8mo

rubyslippersreads @BarkingMadRead The Hitchcock movie is wonderful. Just avoid the Armie Hammer version. 😂 8mo

BarkingMadRead @rubyslippersreads 🤣 I just used an Armie pic for today‘s chapter 🤣 he is yummy. But I will avoid that version, thanks for the heads up! 8mo

rubyslippersreads @BarkingMadRead Doesn‘t Armie actually find other people yummy? 🤣 8mo

BarkingMadRead @rubyslippersreads 🤣🤣 8mo

Roary47 Not reading these yet. Can you add me? I‘ve had this one on my list to read. 🥰💛 8mo

BarkingMadRead @Roary47 gotcha!! 8mo

Roary47 I also found it interesting that we learn a little of our narrator by the contrast like @TheAromaofBooks mentioned. 8mo

ElizaMarie I want tea! (Ha!) So I am late to the comments, catching up today. But I kinda like being late, so I can read everything people have already said! 8mo

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BarkingMadRead

Rebecca | Daphne D Maurier

#lastnightidreamtiwenttomanderleyagain
Ch 1: #shortchapter #notmuchelsetosay #whatadrearymanderley #foreshadowing #hashtagbrigade #pemberlittens

BarkingMadRead @willaful @bookwormjillk @librarybelle @quietjenn @mcctrish @catlass007 @cuilin @dabbe @ruthiella @indoordame @peanutnine @kwmg40

@thebookhippie @clare-dragonfly @aimeesue @rubyslippersreads @thearomaofbooks @kao @crinoline_laphroaig @elizamarie @daena 8mo

ElizaMarie 💜💜💜💜💜💜 8mo

Graciouswarriorprincess Please add me. Thanks 8mo

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BarkingMadRead @Graciouswarriorprincess gotcha! 8mo

TheBookHippie #cannotfindmybook #tothelibraryigo 8mo

Ruthiella Very short but not too bad for a dream sequence. I‘m a little nervous about Jasper the dog. I don‘t remember him. 😬 8mo

Crinoline_Laphroaig Such a great opening line. 8mo

BarkingMadRead @Ruthiella I don‘t remember! 🤞🏻🤞🏻🤞🏻 @Crinoline_Laphroaig I love it! @TheBookHippie oh nooooo 8mo

willaful @Ruthiella I don't remember either but according to this spoiler website. it's okay. (Click at your own risk!) https://www.doesthedogdie.com/media/20561?index1=-1&index2=-1 8mo

TheBookHippie @BarkingMadRead library has it just need to get it to my branch so I should be able to catch up. Supposed to be in by Friday 😅 8mo

IndoorDame Apparently Manderley is based on a house she saw and fell in love with called Menabilly (you can find stunning photos online) and according to what I‘ve read the dream in this chapter could just as easily foreshadow her actual journey with the house, all of which happened after she wrote and published the book. 8mo

Clare-Dragonfly This is gorgeously written! I haven‘t read this before so it‘s all new to me, and I‘m glad to be finally reading it. 8mo

Graciouswarriorprincess Thanks @BarkingMadRead 😀 8mo

Ruthiella @Clare-Dragonfly Awesome you are reading it for the first time! It‘s a great plot. 8mo

Ruthiella @willaful Thank you! 😊 8mo

Bookwormjillk Woohoo new book! I only have the audio version in my library so I‘m reading it that way. 8mo

dabbe @IndoorDame I read too that she was given a lease by the owner at the time, spent money renovating it, and lived there for 20 years before giving it back to the family. I never knew this, and the last time I read it was in the early 1990s before the Internet. Thank goodness for instant knowledge! 🤩 8mo

dabbe The passage where the narrator talks about the wind coming from the western sea reminded me of Cornwall and the island off of it that is prevalent in AND THEN THERE WERE NONE ... and also P.B. Shelley's “Ode to the West Wind.“ Oh, what a tremendous novel embracing Gothic and Romantic literature from the early 1800s. I'm in heaven! #byebyebadbros 🤩 8mo

5feet.of.fury Add me please 😊 8mo

TheAromaofBooks LOVE how atmospheric this chapter is!! 8mo

IndoorDame @dabbe couldn‘t agree more on both counts! #hailtheinternet #byebyebadbros 8mo

KAO I am excited to start something new! Optimistic here! 8mo

dabbe @IndoorDame 💚🩷💚 8mo

peanutnine This is my first time reading and I'm loving the descriptions so far! 8mo

Roary47 @Clare-Dragonfly I completely agree it is so beautiful already! I‘m also a first time reader with you and @peanutnine it will be fun reading with all of you. 🥰💛 8mo

julieclair Please add me! I was too intimidated to attempt the bros, but now I'm back in the brigade! 8mo

julieclair @IndoorDame Thanks for this great info about Menabilly! My husband and I will be touring Cornwall next month. I wonder if it's visible from the road? 8mo

IndoorDame @julieclair oooh, definitely let us know if it is!!! 8mo

BarkingMadRead @julieclair added you! 8mo

julieclair @IndoorDame Will do! 8mo

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dabbe

Rebecca | Daphne D Maurier

#SpringSkies
#BkClubRead
@Eggs
@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

I hope I can keep up. I didn't even add #BookedinTime because I haven't even finished March's read yet. But of course I found time to make this l'il collage. 😅

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks I‘m reading The Berry Pickers now! 💜 8mo

dabbe @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Do you like it? 💚 8mo

Eggs Rebecca is so good❣️ 8mo

dabbe @Eggs 💚 8mo

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TieDyeDude

Rebecca | Daphne D Maurier

Thanks for the tag, @read4life

Frank Sinatra, “It Was a Very Good Year“ :)

Just the first couple chapters in, but the main character is very nostalgic.

#booknotes @alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks 🎤 💙🎵 9mo

dabbe Added to our Spotify playlist! 🤩
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0BweE8nr34nXd8ooqLtjey 9mo

Read4life You‘re welcome! 🎶 9mo

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dabbe

Rebecca | Daphne D Maurier

#VolumesandVocals
@Eggs
@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks
#Treasure (BM)

My choice is a bit out there, but ... the lyrics state “I know that you don't know it
but you're fine“--just like the narrator thinks of herself in REBECCA. And Maxim de Winter finally tells her “Treasure, that is what you are; honey, you're my golden star,“ in so many words. So, hence my choice. 😍

TheBookgeekFrau Nice!! I'm just sitting wondering if I'm going to be able to come up with something for this prompt 🤷🏻‍♀️ 1y

Eggs Great book and film ❤️🖤🧡 1y

dabbe @TheBookgeekFrau You can do it! 😍🤩🤗 1y

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dabbe @Eggs I just noticed the film looks like Joan Fontaine is wearing a billboard of the movie title! 🤣🤣🤣 1y

TheBookgeekFrau @dabbe Mmmm, I don't know. I still got notin' 1y

Eggs @dabbe Good eye 👁️!! 1y

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Perfect 🤩 1y

dabbe @Eggs 🤣😍🤗 1y

dabbe @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks 😍 1y

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abookdragonsretreat

Rebecca | Daphne D Maurier

so-so

It had an extremely slow start and the slow pace carried through the book. The novel has a lovely writing style with lush long descriptions and an intriguing plot told by an unnamed narrator. I loved the suspense and mystery, though a main thing was predictable, the reasoning and events weren't. I really enjoyed the way this novel played out, though at times I found all characters to be unlikeable, it was a good story with a sudden dramatic ending

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Megabooks

Rebecca | Daphne D Maurier

I am super excited about these #roll100 choices! I almost picked up Rebecca last week, and the other two print choices are very tempting, too. 😎 Fear and Loathing would tick the box of classics I‘m trying to read. Looking forward to March! Plus it‘s my birthday month. 🎉🥳

PuddleJumper

BarbaraBB Fear and Loathing… how I hated that book. Hope you‘ll think different if you decide to read it. Rebecca of course is a no brainer ❤️. Is it a reread? 2y

Megabooks @BarbaraBB no Rebecca isn‘t. Somehow I‘ve missed out! I‘m super curious about what I will think of both classics! 2y

BarbaraBB Me too! You‘ll love Rebecca! Have a good week 😘 2y

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Megabooks @BarbaraBB you too dear friend! I hope work is less crazy! 😘 2y

IndoorDame Rebecca is an all time favorite of mine! I just reread it a few months back ❤️ 2y

Megabooks @IndoorDame oh fantastic! I‘m really looking forward to it. 2y

PuddleJumper 🎉🎉 2y

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HOTPock3tt

Rebecca | Daphne D Maurier

📚 Rebecca- One of the best books of my life lol 😆 ✍️ Taylor Jenkins Reid
🎥 Rush Hour
👩‍🎤 Rihanna
🎵 Rock with you-Michael Jackson

#ManicMonday #LetterR @CBee

CBee Thanks for playing 😊😊 2y

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Moll

Rebecca | Daphne D Maurier

pick

Well that was GREAT! Eerie is the best word for it; I feel like I've felt so many emotions reading this, especially because of all the twists that I just wasn't expecting! I'm still on the edge of my seat and I've finished it, crikey

I was so invested in the heroine too and I loved how it got me thinking about themes like perception, time etc

#WinterCosy @PuddleJumper #NYWD22 @dariazeoli @monalyisha #BFC2022 @wanderinglynn

wanderinglynn Way to go! 🙌🏻 3y

Moll @wanderinglynn 😍😊😊💛 3y

MelAnn I love this movie - I want to read this book! 3y

Moll @MelAnn If you love the movie, then 1000% read the book!! The movie was good for sure but the book is MEGA😍 3y

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Moll

Rebecca | Daphne D Maurier

It's my birthday! Check out this entirely yellow outfit I bought for myself!😂💛

Thought I'd do a little update (#BFC2022 #WinterCosy #NYWD22 @wanderinglynn @PuddleJumper @dariazeoli @monalyisha):

- To get back on track with Blogilates, I plan on doing it most days for the rest of Jan👌
- A for H - Have done most of that calendar so far!
- Yoga has also been a consistent practice - including 2 yoga classes!
- And I plan to v soon finish Rebecca!

wanderinglynn Happy, happy birthday! 🎉🎂🥳 That outfit looks fantastic on you! 💛 And way to go! 🙌🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 3y

SamanthaMarie Happy birthday!! What a joyful outfit that you rock so hard!! 😍💛 3y

Chrissyreadit Happy Birthday! That outfit is SPECTACULAR 👍🎉🙌 3y

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dariazeoli Happy Birthday, fellow January baby! That outfit is fabulous- it‘s so sunny and happy. Rock on! 👊🏻 3y

Chelsea.Poole So cute!! Love the yellow ☺️ Happy birthday! 3y

RaeLovesToRead Happy Birthday! 🎉🎉🎉 LOVE the outfit! 😍😍💕 3y

monalyisha Heck yes! 💛 Yellow was my grandma‘s favorite color. It always brings me joy. Happy birthday! 🎉 (edited) 3y

JessClark78 Happy Birthday! 🎊🎂🎉💛 3y

Moll All of your lovely replies just made me beam SO much!!! Thank you everyone😍💛💛💛 3y

DaveGreen7777 Hope you had a wonderful birthday! 🥳🎉🎂 3y

Moll @DaveGreen7777 Thank you so much!! 3y

PuddleJumper Happy belated birthday! 3y

Moll @PuddleJumper Thank you!!💛 3y

Nute This post brings so much happiness to my heart! Yellow was my favorite color when I was a child. It still makes me feel a wonderful warmth. Happy Birthday, Mollie!🎂🥳 Your outfit is an indication of your joyful spirit and it looks fabulous on you!🤩💛 3y

Moll @Nute Ahh, what a lovely comment!! Thank you so much😍💛💛 3y

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