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House on the Strand
House on the Strand | Daphne Du Maurier
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In this haunting tale, Daphne du Maurier takes a fresh approach to time travel. A secret experimental concoction, once imbibed, allows you to return to the fourteenth century. There is only one catch: if you happen to touch anyone while traveling in the p
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Leftcoastzen
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Sometimes joy costs 50 cents a piece at the Thrift store!

TheBookHippie FUN!! 2y
psalva I never see anyone reading Tagore. Great finds! 2y
Tamra So fun! 2y
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LeahBergen I liked The House on the Strand. It‘s a bit bonkers. 😆 2y
Leftcoastzen @psalva actually I‘ve only come across a couple of his poems in anthologies, so was happy to find this volume to read more. 2y
Leftcoastzen @LeahBergen I get that impression reading reviews! 😂 2y
CarolynM Bargain! 2y
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Jeg
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I‘ve become quite fascinated by Daphne after watching 2 documentaries. I didn‘t realise she had written so much. This book written in the 60s when she was in her 60s. Fiction based on historical facts about the house she was living in. Time travel , relationships , history and drugs. Written at the height of the 60s drug culture.
This was her last successful novel. I am enjoying reading her. Next will be some of her short works.

Centique I‘m fascinated by Daphne too - I‘ve read two biographies about her so far and will probably read another. I‘m a bit of a biography addict 🤪 2y
Centique Her sisters are all fascinating too and their strange childhood 2y
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rwmg
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Dick Young experiments with a drug that takes him back in time to the 14th century as a disembodied observer.

DNF. I got about half way through and found I wasn't following the parts set in the 14th century at all because I couldn't keep track of who was who.

ponyflorist I really liked this book.. twice 🤪 It is heaps trippier than her other works.. but I enjoyed the woozy back n forth.. 🙂 2y
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rwmg
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The first thing I noticed was the clarity of the air, and then the sharp green colour of the land.

#FirstLineFridays
@ShyBookOwl

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rwmg
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A lectern for Christmas from my nieces

Bookwomble Ooh! 😍 2y
bthegood love it! 2y
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Litsi
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Oh. My. Goodness! I was floored by the innovative time travel mechanism and blown away by the modern and medieval stories and gobsmacked by the social message. She was one heck of a writer. I wish she had spent more time figuring out the end. It was campy when it should have been poignant.

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ChaoticMissAdventures
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I am always down for a time travel book. I find it fascinating how different authors imagine the mechanics of the jumps and the areas and people they choose to have their characters see.
Enjoyed the chemical aspects of this one and the period and people he encounters but goodness this main character is misogyny personified. What a brute and a bite he was! Which is interesting of de Maurier to do.

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ChaoticMissAdventures
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I bought this years and years ago at a used book shop because I loved Rebecca. It didn't have dust jacket. Finally picking it up and how did I not know it was about time travel!!!

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Simona
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The main character, under the influence of a mysterious drug, can travel back to the past. He can‘t interfere in the past events, but the past definitely affects his life in the present. Supernatural elements are intertwined into the story quite organically, and atmosphere, as expected, is dark and creepy.

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ValerieAndBooks
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I really enjoyed this time travel novel although the characters are definitely not people I‘d like to hang out with IRL. The “modern day” portions take place in the 1960s. And there were some surprises towards the end.

I read this for #authoramonth.

This cover font originally from 1969 is back in style for a lot of books recently!

quirkyreader I used to have this edition. 3y
batsy Something about that typography design 😍 3y
LeahBergen I liked this one, too! 3y
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ValerieAndBooks @quirkyreader I found this in a used bookstore recently! Nice edition, right? 3y
ValerieAndBooks @batsy yes, much better than the hand-lettered all caps style 😂 3y
ValerieAndBooks @LeahBergen yes a good one! I have another by her I need to try to read by the end of the month (tagged). Read Rebecca years ago. 3y
quirkyreader Frenchman‘s Creek is a riot. I hope you love it. 3y
rachaich I love her! This book was so different. 3y
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ValerieAndBooks
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Published in 1969. Looks like instead of (or in addition to?) bad trips, du Maurier does time trips for this one! Just started this for #authoramonth and already am intrigued. I am a sucker for time-bending stories anyways.

Stumbled across this one the other day at the used bookstore, and had to buy it even though I had another du Maurier lined up! Maybe it‘ll be two from her this month?!

LeahBergen I really liked this! 3y
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Kristelh
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Looking forward to reading this. #virago

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BekaReid
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"Truth is the hardest thing to put across, to other people to oneself as well."

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BekaReid
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Welcoming this rainy morning with a new book. Daphne Du Maurier's opening lines do not disappoint!

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rachaich
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Wow. As amazing as always.
A very different plot but still full of atmosphere and intrigue. Such a clever writer.

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rachaich
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Anyone else notice the similar theme to Outlander?

I'm also surprised by the modernity of this. Having read many of her other novels which are firmly set in 19th century, this is vastly different.
Really enjoying it! 😊😊😊😍😍😍

Tamra I will check it out! 5y
Palimpsest Maybe the other way around since I just googled this book and it was first published in 1969. I loved Rebecca. Going to stack this one! 😊 5y
rachaich @Palimpsest - I meant Outlander had been mire recent :) 5y
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rachaich
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Can't stop reading this!

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rachaich
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I bought this the day after I visited Jamaica Inn in December.
A rather different plot to her usual gothic style which makes for an intriguing read :)

Libby1 This is my favourite book by Daphne so far. I thought it was weird and wonderful. Jamaica Inn is a close second for me, Rebecca is third, and My Cousin Rachel is fourth. 5y
twohectobooks This is my favourite by her as well. I think it‘s the first one I read by her? Since then I‘ve read four more and I don‘t intend to stop there! 5y
rachaich @Libby1 @twohectobooks she is one of the most descriptive and mood setting writers ever! I adore her books. Her diaries are also very interesting. 5y
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twohectobooks
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Day 5 of #7booksin7days is my favourite book by Daphne du Maurier.

Her best known book is Rebecca, and I‘ve enjoyed all of her books that I‘ve read so far, but The House on the Strand is the one I like best. This is a later work, concerning a man who becomes obsessed with a drug that may or may not allow him to witness the past.

rubyslippersreads What a gorgeous cover! 5y
batsy What @rubyslippersreads said 😍 5y
twohectobooks @batsy @rubyslippersreads I have a small handful of these old Penguin covers and they‘re great. 5y
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scripturient
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About to leave for Newcastle (and on to Scotland) on the ferry and starting my holiday read. ❤️

julesG Enjoy your holidays! 6y
GatheringBooks holiday reads are the best, although i confess not making much of a dent in mine at the moment. :) 6y
Sarah83 Hope you have a wonderful time 😍💖 6y
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broughtyoubooks
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A little hard to keep up with all the names of people and places, and sometimes it felt like the author herself struggled with keeping the two stories occuring parallel to each other in order. But it was interesting, and the relationship between the protagonist and Magnus felt like it could have a dedicated book by itself.

SledgeReader Rebecca is one of my all time top five. Litsy has me ready to venture into the rest of du Maurier. Thanks for the great recommendation! #blameitonlitsy 6y
mcipher I love this book SO much!! I need to buy a new copy. I haven‘t read it in years. 6y
Melissa_J I loved My Cousin Rachel and Rebecca, but this one didn‘t work quite as well for me. It was interesting though. 6y
Cathythoughts Just reading My Cousin Rachel at the moment- loving it 6y
RadicalReader @broughtyoubooks now wanting to check out this book and My Cousin Rachel 6y
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Moray_Reads
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I don't know about #favoritetimetravelbook but this is definitely one of the weirdest time travel books I've ever read. Richard Young travels to fourteenth-century Cornwall using his friend's powerful and highly addictive "potion". As he gets embroiled in the past his present life, his health and his sanity are threatened. Eerie, unsettling and ambiguous #julyinbooks18

rubyslippersreads Ive been wanting to read this ever since I read about it in 6y
LeahBergen This is such a weird one! 6y
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scripturient
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Really, Amazon??? This is how you package two books?? That‘s not very sustainable. 😡 #epicfail #somebodyfuckedup #youhadonejob

Lizpixie It‘d be hilarious if it wasn‘t so awful.🤦🏻‍♀️ 6y
Sarah83 😱😱😱 6y
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TiredLibrarian My fiance got a similar box last week containing... 1 CD! 🙄😕🤪 6y
quietlycuriouskate Whaaat?! 😫 6y
Soubhiville Yep. I‘ve gotten similar packages. Ridiculous. 6y
Chocamanda You'd think the company that sells everything would have packaging envelopes 🙄 6y
MommyOfTwo Wow! 😮 6y
MommyOfTwo @Chocamanda the do have envelopes, not sure why this was even an option! They have smaller boxes than that too!!!!! 6y
Sophoclessweetheart OMG.... 🤭 6y
Chocamanda @MommyOfTwo This kind of packaging waste is so frustrating. That box looks giant. I wish they had a packaging preference option. 6y
Suzze When I worked at Barnes & Noble we actually got a large box with only one bookmark in it! 6y
batsy What on earth... 6y
scripturient @Lizpixie @Sarah83 @erzascarletbookgasm @TiredLibrarian @River_Voice @Soubhiville @Chocamanda @MommyOfTwo @Sorceryandswords @Suzze @batsy It‘s so frustrating. When the DHL guy arrived I wondered for a sec if maybe I had placed a larger order than I wanted to. You know how it goes with books. 😂 But don‘t worry, I‘ll reuse both the box and the air packs. I am looking forward to getting their stupid ‘rate our packaging‘ email though. 👿😈 6y
2BR02B Modcloth does the same thing. Like a 2'x2' box filled with airpacks and one scarf. Aside from practicality, you'd think it would be more cost effective for them to just ship it in a padded envelope? 6y
Skyrimir I order a small bottle of vitamins for my cat every few months and they send it in a HUGE box too. Like, the bottle fits in my hand, but the box is big enough for 50 bottles. 6y
Billypar But to play devil's advocate, how many times have you opened your book mail only to find large cracks and spider web fractures obscuring every page 😝 6y
Yanes Nooooooo they did not... 6y
BibliOphelia They do this ALL THE TIME. To be fair, I have a personal rule that I don‘t buy books from them - but when I get other things... I am trying to break my Prime habit! 6y
bookaholic1 Burst out laughing...sorry!! 6y
MiyakoBunny Holy sh*t 🤦🏻‍♀️📦💩💩💩 6y
Karkar They did this to me too last week! I had one small box of dog food and The new SK book and it was in this huge box with no padding or protection. 6y
zembla I read somewhere that they do a weird thing where they calculate efficiency by the truckload, so the box may be too big for your shipment, but it was probably the perfect size to fit in the truck, make the most of that load, and prevent breakage. 6y
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Fortifiedbybooks
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My finds at a Little Free Library I went in search of during my walk today.

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Reita325
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I am reading my way through du Maurier‘s complete works. She is in my all time favorite author‘s hall of fame. Even her less known works are filled with interesting ideas and beautiful prose.

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Jas16
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One more book down and I am in the home stretch of #24in48. Here are my current picks for favorite/least favorite covers.

LeahBergen I read the Du Maurier with that very same cover. 😆 6y
DivineDiana Yes, the cover is gorgeous! 6y
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Born.A.Reader
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Thank you so much @umbrellagirl! I love everything! I've been meaning to get Christmas with Anne -which I brought with me to work today! I've never heard of the tagged book but it sounds so intriguing!! 😍😍📚❤💚🎄

Cinfhen 💝 6y
umbrellagirl You‘re so welcome! I thought I‘d try going off the list for just one. I hope you‘ll enjoy it. 6y
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Followthepath
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'There are few strains more intolerable in life than waiting for the arrival of unwelcome guests.'

#igreads #bookworm #bookstagram #reading #book

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Amie
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Found this at the thrift store yesterday. I had never heard of this title, but it's Daphne du Maurier and $1 so why not? The story actually sounds a little weird - a man takes hallucinogenic drugs and time travels. Has anyone read it?

EvieBee I have this same copy! I was turned off by the drug reference but several people have told me it's one of the best time travel books ever. 7y
mcipher I love that book!!! So awesome. 7y
johnnie_cakes I have! It's odd, but fun. 7y
Amie Thanks @EvieBee84 @mcipher and @johnnie_cakes I am now curious to read this! 7y
mcipher I hope you like it! I've read it so many times, it's a favorite of mine. ❤️ 7y
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Reecaspieces
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Finally made it!! #thestrand

tapgurl Love that place!! I myself am going to Powells in July for the first time!!! 7y
SusanInTiburon @tapgurl Leave plenty of time for Powell's. The get-lost-abilities are tremendous! (edited) 7y
SusanInTiburon Strand is on my short list! 7y
tapgurl Than you Susan. I'm sending my husband and daughter to get a long lunch and leave me there alone! So I can take my time and not be rushed! 7y
Branwen I was just there on Saturday! Isn't it so amazing?!? 7y
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HotCocoaReads
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Interesting book by a trusted author about a topic I normally wouldn't read: time travel. Dick (our protagonist) experiments with a drug his professor friend is creating, which sends him back 600 years to the past. He sees the same people each time.

It's a good book because it's written by an author who really knows how to tell a story. I didn't particularly like Dick. The ending was a bit abrupt, even for me who likes open endings.

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HotCocoaReads
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"We are all bound, one to the other, through time and eternity."

CrowCAH Pretty picture setup! 7y
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Part historical drama, part sci-fi. Dick is taking a drug that allows him to 'time travel' to 14thC Cornwall. He is soon fixated with the past.

His present-day life holds the most intrigue; his r'ship with his wife, his infatuation with his friend Magnus and his unravelling into addiction. However, he is an unpredictable and unlikeable protagonist. There are many clunky moments. Du Maurier's talent for tone and atmosphere saved it, but only just.

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Bridmcgrath
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This is a terrific book about time travel, obsession, addiction, history and Cornwall. Don't let this list of themes deter you; it is enthralling and scary scary and will keep you gripped to the end. Highly recommended.

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Yamich49
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Loved this! Suspenseful tale of time travel and one man's preference for a time other than his own. The disappointment he feels when he comes back to his own time and his inability to discern past and present at times definitely reminded me (uncomfortably) of how I feel when pulled from a good book.

RealLifeReading I love Daphne du Maurier! 8y
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Yamich49
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BookishFeminist ❤️❤️ Love this quote & Daphne du Maurier. 8y
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Yamich49
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My brother and his family are in town so I'm enjoying some lazy Sunday reading while my niece lays on her dog next to me and watches her cartoons. This is why I moved back to the Rez - to have moments like these.

BookishFeminist ❤️❤️ 8y
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LindaGrace812
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This is the first grownup book I remember reading. I was probably 9 - my big sister had just left for college and I was snooping through her room (as one does!). I found this book left on her bookshelves and started reading it right there!

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