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My Cousin Rachel
My Cousin Rachel | Daphne Du Maurier, Dame, Diana Morgan
Presents a dramatization of the novel in which Philip Ashley, inheriting his uncle's guest house in Cornwall, is visited by his uncle's young widow, "cousin" Rachel, whose charm and grace soon wins over Philip, to unsettling results.
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charl08
My Cousin Rachel | Daphne Du Maurier

....for Ambrose's sake, and for the sake of everybody who knew and loved him, here on the estate and in the county, I must ask you not to spread your views to others. It would cause distress and pain to all of them, and if such a whisper ever got to his widow, wherever she may be, you would cut a miserable figure in her eyes, and she would be well within her rights to bring a case against you for slander.

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charl08
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Nice cover, but when does Rachel show up?

IndoorDame Lovely copy!!! 3mo
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bthegood
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Mehso-so

This is well written - Philip is not sure if he should trust his cousin Rachel - did she kill his cousin Ambrose? Is she trying to kill him and inherit everything? He loves her - he loves her not! The ending is somewhat open - which I liked. At times it dragged, enough to keep it from being a pick.

#BookSpinBingo

Make a great day - 🙂

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bthegood
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June update for #BookSpinBingo and #AlphabeticalBingo -

Thanks for hosting @TheAromaofBooks and @Clwojick

Make a great day everyone - 😊

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! Looking fabulous!! 9mo
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vonnie862
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Here's my #MugLove23 from @Daisey
I've been wanting to read My Cousin Rachel and I'm excited to try the coffee!

@Cinfhen @TheKidUpstairs

TheKidUpstairs I love Daphne duMaurier, but I've yet to read this one. Enjoy! 13mo
Daisey So glad to hear you‘ve been wanting to read the book. Enjoy! 13mo
Cinfhen Enjoy your lovely gifts 😊 13mo
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willaful This is one of my favorites! I've read it three or four times and feel differently every time. 13mo
vonnie862 @willaful I've heard many great things about it! 13mo
vonnie862 @Daisey My husband and I had the coffee today and it was delicious! We pretty much downed it before realizing that we didn't take a picture. Lol, next time. 13mo
Daisey @vonnie862 Yay! I have had their coffee but not that blend, so glad to hear it was delicious. 13mo
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Teresereading
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📚 tagged
✍️ Michael Connelly
📺 The Magic Roundabout, Madeline
👩‍🎤 Minnie Riperton
🎵 Manic Monday!
#ManicMonday #LetterM @CBee

Playing catch-up. Also I have been waking early with the spring sunshine, so taking the opportunity to catch up on my #litsylove corro!

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PaperbktoHardbk
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Mehso-so

While I enjoyed this book, it definitely did not have the charm or the atmosphere that I adored in Rebecca.

Just like Rebecca, I definitely enjoyed the second half alot more than the first but I feel like this one fell a bit short. While it is very interesting and intriguing at times, I felt the ending fell a bit flat.

I will admit that Daphne du Maurier definitely has a way with words and I can appreciate her writing even.

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kwmg40
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These were the books I finished in August for the #192025 challenge. I‘ve completed 12 of the 106 prompts so far.
@Librarybelle

Librarybelle Hooray!! 2y
AnnR 👏 Way to go! 🙂 2y
BarbaraBB Very good! 2y
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kwmg40
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An unreliable narrator, along with other unreliable characters adds to the suspense in this gothic novel.

This is my #1951 entry for the #192025 challenge, my 3rd book finished for the #AwesomeAugust readathon, and my #BookSpin selection for the month.

@Librarybelle @Andrew65 @TheAromaofBooks

Librarybelle Oh…good choice!!! I may have to read this one too for the challenge 2y
marleed I loved this book - a woman in 1950 writing from the perspective of a man on what‘s inside the head of a woman. Very intriguing. 2y
kwmg40 @Librarybelle Du Maurier's books are always great reads! 2y
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kwmg40 @marleed Good observation, and Du Maurier does that extremely well. 2y
Monica5 Loved this book 2y
TheAromaofBooks I really enjoyed this one, even the somewhat ambiguous ending, which is not usually my jam. 2y
kwmg40 @Monica5 Nice to see so many Du Maurice fans here! 2y
kwmg40 @TheAromaofBooks I agree! I‘m not usually fond of ambiguous endings either. 2y
Andrew65 Great 👏👏👏 2y
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erzascarletbookgasm
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“There are some women, Philip, good women very possibly, who through no fault of their own impel disaster. Whatever they touch, somehow turns to tragedy.”

#AlphabetGame My favourite #letterM
An absorbing read, loved the tension, menace, and air of ambiguity throughout the novel.

BiblioLitten Brilliant book! 2y
Ruthiella I also loved the ambiguity of this novel…so perfectly balanced. 2y
Cathythoughts Loved this too ♥️ 2y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Thank you for playing! 2y
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SusanLee
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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Pretty book sleeve 💗 2y
Eggs Great book👍🏼 2y
SusanLee @Eggs it was my first read from this author and I was amazed! 2y
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Jeg
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I‘ve only ever read Rebecca. Just recently I watched some documentaries about Daphne and her life and that got me interested in her writing. This book I can see reflected in her life and I‘ve really enjoyed it. About to watch the movie. I‘ve got another of her books to read and some short stories. A very interesting lady. Perhaps born in the wrong time.

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Leftcoastzen
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Haven‘t read this one ,thrift store find .It‘s a book club edition but still love the #vintage ones!

Ruthiella I love that cover! 😍 2y
LeahBergen That‘s a great cover! 2y
BiblioLitten Love love this book! 2y
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quietjenn
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Oh, @JamieArc - what a wonderful #littlechristmasswap #lcs package. This book is so beautiful. You absolutely should not worry that I generally prefer paperbacks. If all HCs were this gorgeous, that wouldn't be the case. And all snacks that I love! Thank you so much and best wishes for you and yours in 2022. 💜

Thanks for hosting and organizing, @bookish_wookish

BiblioLitten Wonderful book! 2y
batsy Lovely edition of a very good book! 2y
Cathythoughts I love this story! Lovely book ❤️❤️ 2y
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LeahBergen I love these Virago editions! 2y
JamieArc Oh I‘m so glad! Enjoy! 2y
Jess_Read_This Ohhh! I love those Viragos! Just gorgeous! 2y
quietjenn Very excited to finally read it! @BiblioLitten @batsy @Cathythoughts 2y
quietjenn This is my first one, but I've already been looking to see what else is available in this edition! @LeahBergen @Jess_Read_This 2y
Jess_Read_This @quietjenn Welcome to a new book collecting addiction! 😆 2y
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OutsmartYourShelf
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Panpan

Looks like I'm going against popular opinion, but I didn't rate this one. I absolutely love Rebecca & Jamaica Inn, but this one is spoiled for me by Philip Ashley. It's no wonder his birthday fell on 1st April as the man is the biggest fool ever. I've heard of the adage 'Love is blind' but he takes the cake & the whole bakery too. 2⭐

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2036143485

1,421 pts #TBRReads #WinterGames2021 #MistletoeManiacs

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Deblovestoread
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This was my favorite read of March. I came away surprised by how much I enjoyed this audio book. Thanks to @Soubhiville and #AuthorAMonth. Going to give Rebecca another try one of these days.

Andrew65 Second nomination for this book thanks to #AuthoraMonth 2y
Addison_Reads This was my favorite for March too. 💚 2y
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Addison_Reads
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#12Booksof2021 #3rdBookof2021 #March @Andrew65

Loved this book and I recommend it all the time. 💚

Andrew65 Love Daphne Du Maurier. 2y
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ImperfectCJ
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Now THIS is a novel! I love that it keeps me guessing the whole time (even now that I've finished it), that du Maurier doesn't assume her reader isn't paying attention and so doesn't repeat details over and over, and the reserved yet deeply tense interactions between the characters.

BiblioLitten This is so well-written! My top favourite this year💜 2y
BarbaraBB Such a good book! 2y
batsy Love this book. 2y
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fredthemoose Stacked! 2y
LeahBergen A fave! 2y
Cathythoughts Brilliant book 👍🏻❤️ 2y
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ImperfectCJ
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First pass at a library purge. We're in need of a deep, whole-house declutter, and I know the books are going to take several passes (but will probably be easier than the craft supplies).

My guiding questions:

1) Will I read this book again?
2) Do I want to give this book as a gift to someone else?
3) Does this book hold an emotional significance to me or my family members?

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BiblioLitten
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I‘m surprised that I got to this book so late considering how much I love Rebecca. Better late…

(Published in 1951)

#currentlyreading

MsMelissa I liked this one more than I did Rebecca (and I loved Rebecca). 2y
BiblioLitten @MsMelissa Wow! That says a lot about it. I think it‘s also time for me to give Rebecca a reread. 2y
Ruthiella There was like a 20 year gap between me reading Rebecca and any other DuMaurier title. I liked My Cousin Rachel a lot. 2y
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BiblioLitten @Ruthiella Mine would be around 10. I think I might buy a copy for myself. 😊 2y
rretzler I‘m the same. Had this on my list for ages but haven‘t rest it yet. I did enjoy The Parasites many years ago. 2y
batsy Same! I loved Rebecca for years and years and only got to this a few years ago (and loved it!) 2y
LindaLappin one of my favourites
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BiblioLitten @LindaLappin @batsy This book effortlessly made it to my favourite books list. 2y
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SusanLee
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I can‘t think of anything related to #abusivespouse except for this novel where Rachel was suspected to have slowly killed her husband 😅 #conflictedworlds @Eggs @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

Eggs Oh yes I remember that! 👏🏻📖👏🏻 3y
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Bklover
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My #bookspin for August just arrived in the mail today!!

TheAromaofBooks Yay!! I really enjoyed this one a lot. 3y
IMASLOWREADER looooooooved this book better than rebecca 3y
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BarkingMadRead
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Nala doesn‘t want to share space with my book!

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Deblovestoread
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March was a good reading month with only one Bingo scored for #BookSpinBingo. The best of the bunch is tagged for #AuthorAMonth. I will have to go retry Rebecca and read Jamaica Inn. I read 7 books for #MGMarch which wasn‘t planned but enjoyed. Still reading my March #DoubleSpin The Once and Future Witches. On to April...

TheAromaofBooks Yay!! Fabulous month!! 3y
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mom2bugnbee
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Oh. My. Word.

I'm now going to read du Maurier's entire back catalog. I can't believe it took me so long to discover her.

What an ending! And it still didn't answer everything, & I'm perfectly okay with that. That seems to be a theme for her.

I still rank Rebecca as the best of the three I've read. But this was fantastic.

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐/⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

all_4_kb Just started Rebecca now!! My first one! 3y
mom2bugnbee @KBlackScan I hope you love it! It was my first of hers as well, just a few weeks back. 3y
MsMelissa I prefer this one to Rebecca, but they are both great! 3y
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mom2bugnbee
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This. Is. So. Good!

Halfway through & I kinda see where it might be going, but then I'm not sure because it's du Maurier. And there's a Rachel Weiss/Sam Clafin movie? Oh, boy.

#Authoramonth @Soubhiville

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Bookwormjillk
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Woah. I have been doing laundry I didn‘t need to do for the last hour just to hear what happens!! #AuthorAMonth2021

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Bookwormjillk
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A gorgeous day for an audio walk. This book is so creepy.

Freespirit I love her books! 3y
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Annazozo
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Pickpick

❤️

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Julsmarshall
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This was so good! Jealousy, mystery, deceit abound as a grand estate and the future heir‘s life hangs in the balance. I can see why this novel has stood the test of time and I will definitely read more by this classic author. Apparently there is a movie too, I will search for that. Thanks for the push to read her, @Soubhiville ! #Authoramonth #BookspinBingo @TheAromaofBooks

TheAromaofBooks I really liked this one! 3y
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Eggs
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#marvellousmarchreadathon @Andrew65
#bookspinbingo @TheAromaofBooks
#authoramonth2021 @Soubhiville
1* My Cousin Rachel was brilliant and well-written, with just enough twists to stir up a lot of questions...psychologically suspenseful! Ebook
2* The Attenborough was good NF-audiobook

TheAromaofBooks I really enjoyed My Cousin Rachel when I read it a few years ago. I'm not usually a fan of ambiguous endings, but I thought it was done very well here. 3y
Eggs @TheAromaofBooks after I read it I watched the movie with a Rachel Weisz...well done, and the last scene-What did you make of it? 3y
TheAromaofBooks I never saw the movie - does it end the same way as the book? 3y
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Andrew65 Pleased to hear you enjoyed it. 👏👏👏 3y
Eggs @TheAromaofBooks yes but there‘s a last scene of Philip and his new wife and 2 young ones-it‘s their facial expressions that are unsettling/mysterious 3y
Eggs Thanks ! @Andrew65 3y
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DrLReads
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I almost bailed on this book. It is a slow burn, but it is worth it. The final chapters are increasingly claustrophobic and the book becomes impossible to put down. All-in-all a twisty, gothic, psychological thriller. Cannot shake the ending!

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Skygoddess1
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I really enjoyed this particular Du Maurier. I love that as the reader you‘re never a hundred percent sure about Rachel. I listened to this on audio, which was superb, but I will need to pick up a physical copy. #AuthorAMonth #BookSpinBingo

TheAromaofBooks I'm not usually a fan of books with enigmatic endings, but I really enjoyed this one. 3y
MsMelissa This is my favourite of Du Maurier‘s books. Glad you enjoyed it. 3y
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KarenUK
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Loved it..... Slow paced and unsettling, but in the best of ways! A creeping uneasiness is evident as cousin Rachel comes into young Philip‘s life after his guardian dies. The atmosphere Du Maurier creates with her simple yet beautiful prose is so absorbing. And love the ambiguousness, that somehow leaves you in no doubt..... Jonathan Pryce‘s narration is top notch too....
#pop21 #advanced #longestonTBR

BarbaraBB I loved this one too! 3y
marleed I read this for the first time in December and I loved it - a woman writing of a woman from a man‘s perspective some 70 years ago - fascinating! 3y
Cinfhen I‘ve already stacked / waiting for my hold to come in 💞 3y
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Addison_Reads
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#AuthorAMonth2021 @Soubhiville #DoubleSpin #BookSpinBingo @TheAromaofBooks

I read Rebecca for the first time last year and absolutely loved it. I was very excited to explore more by this author this month.

As with Rebecca, I loved this book as well! 💚 It's such an atmospheric gothic tale that seemingly appears as if nothing much is happening when really there's so much going on behind the scenes so to speak. Excellent work of literature.

MsMelissa This one is my favourite Du Maurier book. 3y
Deblovestoread I just finished this on audio and loved it! 3y
TheAromaofBooks I really liked this one as well. 3y
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Jadams89
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This was my first Daphne du Maurier, but it won‘t be the last. The tale surrounding Phillip, Ambrose, and Rachel was mysterious, dark, and twisty. Poor Phillip is so naive - I just want to hit him with the book for being so dense.

I‘m liking March‘s #AuthorAMonth a lot already!

AmyG I listened to this a few months ago and really enjoyed it. Yes....he was one hell of a fool. 3y
Soubhiville Oh good! I‘m glad you enjoyed it. 3y
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Kangaj1
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Thank you so much, @TheAromaofBooks !!

I am excited to read this!

MsMelissa This is my favourite Du Maurier book. I hope you love it! 3y
marleed I just read this book in December and absolutely loved it. I think it is writing genious in what she provides us of her characters and what she does not. And she‘s a woman writing in 1950 of a man describing a woman - just wow! 3y
Cathythoughts Oh this is a good one 👍🏻❤️ 3y
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TheAromaofBooks Yay!! I'm so glad it finally got there!! I kind of fell in love with that cover which is why you had to wait for it to arrive from Book Depository 😂 I really enjoyed this one when I read it a few years ago so I hope you enjoy it as well!! 3y
tpixie @TheAromaofBooks this is a great cover! I enjoyed this also! 3y
TheAromaofBooks @tpixie - I may need to invest in this cover for myself as well 😂 3y
tpixie @TheAromaofBooks it is so tempting. I‘m trying to take photographs and keep an album in my phone and just try to enjoy the covers that way LOL 3y
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marleed
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My intent was to finish this grid in 2020 and start anew in ‘21, but Netflix binging got in my way. That top row - so glad I‘ve read! Because I was often selecting from my own shelves in 2020, I prioritized books with older publishing dates, often they were my 5* reads!

5* = Loved It, want non-reader IRL friends to read. I do/will own a physical copy. A+
4*= I liked it, would love to discuss. Solid B
3*=Meh, no need to discuss. Average C

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marleed
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Honestly, I don‘t know how Daphne Du Maurier could have written this any better. 1951, a female writing about a complicated early 19th century woman from the perspective of a sheltered man raised in a male household. There‘s just so much there, there. ...I like to read HF, but I think it‘s important to also read authors from the past.

MsMelissa I loved this one! In fact, I prefer this book to Rebecca (although I also loved Rebecca). 3y
batsy She's a brilliant writer. 3y
readordierachel That's a lovely edition! 3y
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marleed @Book_Fiend_Melissa @batsy I can‘t stop thinking about it - both the story and the writing process. 3y
marleed @readordierachel Oh thank you! My local library has a bookstore and keeps a shelf stacked for old classics. I love to find a treasure for 2 bucks and give it a good home. This one has a little cigarette burn right above the ‘h‘ in Rachel that burned onto the actual cover. For a 1951 book, that somehow cracked me up thinking of many a book that likely sat under 50‘s ashtrays! 3y
lazydaizee The old ones are often the best. 3y
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sdbruening
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Panpan

It certainly had psychological intrigue and a little mystery, but the ending twist wasn‘t enough of a shocker for the rest of the fairly slow novel to be worth it. I read this because I loved her Rebecca novel, but this didn‘t compare for me.

Yuki_Onna @sdbruening Exactly my opinion, too... 3y
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Daisey
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This was a fascinating story that kept me wondering throughout. I feel like it is a perfect fall read. In considering comparisons to Rebecca, I feel this one took longer to really draw me in, but both set a mood and build an amazing sense of anticipation.

#audiobook

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Daisey
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It has been a good day. I accomplished several things around the house, enjoyed a beautiful walk while continuing to listen to this intriguing book, grilled a delicious supper, and am settling in for an evening of more reading.

#audiowalk #audiobook

MsMelissa I love this book! It‘s better than Rebecca IMHO. 3y
cmurrsanders I don‘t know much about the book but I love your view on your walk! 3y
Daisey @Book_Fiend_Melissa I‘m about halfway through and I don‘t think it‘s going to beat Rebecca for me, but a lot could still change. @cmurrsanders It was a lovely walk today! 3y
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PerksOfBeingABookworm
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There are so many books on my TBR list.... but here are #3books that are at the bottom 😢 there are so many books and so little time. I frequently see these on my shelf and think “I should read that soon,” but there‘s always another book that catches my attention first...

OriginalCyn620 📚👍🏻📚 3y
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erzascarletbookgasm
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#3books #thativerecommendedtoothers

When I‘m asked which book of an author would I recommend, I‘d go with these instead of the more well-known titles of the author..although those are also very good reads!

My Cousin Rachel instead of Rebecca
A Ladder To The Sky instead of The Heart‘s Invisible Furies
A Little Stranger instead of Fingersmith

Suet624 Thank you for the Sarah Waters recommendation. 4y
OriginalCyn620 📚😊📚 4y
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MsMelissa I recommend My Cousin Rachel over Rebecca, too. 4y
Reviewsbylola A Ladder to the Sky 🥰🥰🥰 I love Sarah Waters too, although I typically recommend Tipping the Velvet or The Fingersmith. 4y
BiblioLitten I have to read My Cousin Rachel. Rebecca is a cherished read for me. 💕 4y
BarbaraBB I loved these Boyne and Du Maurier too. So now so want to read the Waters, who Night Watch I loved but Tipping the Velvet disappointed 🤷🏻‍♀️💕 4y
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tenar
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My first Litsy post (hi!) and first read of the 2020 Reading Rush. I found My Cousin Rachel moody and delicious. Having seen both major film adaptations, I knew what was in store. Even still, du Maurier expertly manipulated my emotions from start to finish. I went through the cycle of enchantment, trust, betrayal, distrust, and back again along with Philip, our youthful, naïve, and emotionally unstable main character. What a ride!

#thereadingrush

PurpleyPumpkin Welcome to Litsy! It‘s a great community and I hope you enjoy it here. Congrats on finishing your first Reading Rush book!👍🏽 4y
tenar @PurpleyPumpkin I like it here already! Thank you for the welcome ☺️ 4y
candority Welcome to Litsy! 📚💕 4y
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tenar @candority Y‘all are so nice! Thank you! 4y
LeahBergen Welcome! I love this book (it may be time for a reread as it‘s been many years). 😄 4y
tenar @LeahBergen Thank you! I was wondering if being familiar with the story made it even richer for me- it might be an excellent reread! 4y
SW-T Welcome to Litsy! 😊#litsywelcomewagon 4y
tenar @SW-T Thank you so much! 😊 4y
Nute Excellent review! You reminded me of my emotional journey with this book. Welcome to Litsy! It‘s a warm and friendly community. I know that you will enjoy yourself here. I‘m looking forward to getting to know you!🙂 4y
tenar @Nute Aww, thank you! This is genuinely the warmest corner of the internet I‘ve found in a long time. Thanks to welcoming people like you! 4y
Eggs Welcome to Litsy 🥳🤗 4y
tenar @Eggs Thanks for making me smile! 😊 4y
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Lcsmcat
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It wasn‘t as good as Rebecca, taking longer to grab my attention and being more predictable in some ways, and with a convenient plot point at the end (under spoiler tag). Louise is about the only character who can be truly trusted, but all of them are intriguing. #bookspin @TheAromaofBooks

Lcsmcat How could Philip know that Rachel would try to cross the unfinished bridge? Or are we supposed to believe that this was an accident? Too convenient. 4y
ErickaS_Flyleafunfurled I loved this one as much as Rebecca - the last line was awesome 4y
TheAromaofBooks Great review - as for the ending... I think in many ways it's purposefully left ambiguous. Was Rachel good or evil? Is Philip a murderer, or did he mete out justice? I didn't love this one as much as Rebecca either, but it was still pretty atmospheric! 4y
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Lcsmcat @ErickaS_Flyleafunfurled I would have liked this as a book club pick better than Rebecca - there‘s so much more ambiguity. But somehow it didn‘t resonate with me as much. 4y
Lcsmcat @TheAromaofBooks Yes, the West Country atmosphere was great. And see above for my thoughts on the ambiguity ( which I was typing as you were typing 😀) 4y
TheAromaofBooks Yes, I totally agree that this would be a great book club read! It was definitely a book that I wanted to discuss when I was reading it, which doesn't always happen. 4y
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Lcsmcat
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“They used to hang Men at Four Turnings in the old days.” #FirstLineFridays @ShyBookOwl

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