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Tag: Daphne du Maurier

My most-read authors

27/06/2021 nsford 18 Comments

Which authors’ books have you read the most? I checked my spreadsheet, which records my reading since 2002, and searched…

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Posted in: Reading Filed under: Anthony Horowitz, Arthur C Clarke, books, children's fiction, Christopher Pike, Daphne du Maurier, fiction, H G Wells, J K Rowling, Paul Stewart, Philip Pullman, reading, Sue Townsend, Terry Pratchett, YA fiction

The time-travelling bookworm: ‘The Parasites’ by Daphne du Maurier

02/01/2021 nsford 4 Comments

I’ve read this book a couple times and recommended it in my post about Daphne du Maurier. However, I can’t…

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Posted in: Reading Filed under: books, Daphne du Maurier, fiction, reading

Film of the book: ‘Rebecca’ (2020)

09/11/2020 nsford 18 Comments

Does the new adaptation of Daphne du Maurier’s classic 1938 novel deserve all the critics’ spite? Absolutely not. While not…

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Posted in: Film & TV Filed under: books, Daphne du Maurier, fiction, films, Netflix, reviews

Review of ‘The Doll: Short Stories’ by Daphne du Maurier

15/11/2019 nsford 12 Comments

This slim collection of short stories has the hallmarks of classic du Maurier – jealousy, sinister atmospheres, men who are…

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Posted in: Book Reviews Filed under: books, Daphne du Maurier, fiction, reviews, short stories

My mum’s favourite books

31/03/2019 nsford 25 Comments

As it’s Mother’s Day and my mum likes books as much as I do… Here are some of her favourites!…

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Posted in: Reading Filed under: books, Charles Dickens, Daphne du Maurier, E Nesbit, George Orwell, Jane Austen, L M Montgomery, Margaret Atwood, reading, Sophie Kinsella

Recommended author: Daphne du Maurier

15/09/2018 nsford 20 Comments

Welcome to the first in a series of posts! I’ll be summarising the work of authors I like, which might…

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Posted in: Reading Filed under: Daphne du Maurier, reading, writers
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