![]() In 1931 her first novel, The Loving Spirit was published. Biography: Daphne du Maurier (1907-1989) was born in London, England.So John steps into the Frenchman's shoes, and faces a variety of perplexing roles - as owner of a chateau, director of a failing business, head of a fractious family, and master of nothing. It is not until John wakes the next morning that he realises his French companion has stolen his identity and disappeared. Their resemblance is uncanny, and they spend the evening talking and drinking. I was looking at myself.'īy chance, two men - one English, the other French - meet in a provincial railway station. 'He turned and stared at me and I at him, and I realised, with a strange sense of shock and fear and nausea all combined, that his face and voice were known to me too well. 'A good original novel, well tinged with nightmare' TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT a writer of fearless originality' GUARDIAN 'What a magnificent thriller this is' NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW Click here to purchase from Rakuten Kobo FROM THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF REBECCA ![]()
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