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Jamaica Inn
by Daphne du Maurier
One of my favourite childhood books was about wreckers but I don't think I've ever read another about them so it was so exciting to dive back into that dangerous world. Du Maurier is one of those authors where I just want to get all of their work in my hands and devour it. There's a reason that the 'Master of Suspense' Alfred Hitchcock decided to adapt her books, including this one, and it's that she always created such an unnerving creeping atmosphere. I really love the protagonist of this book, Mary, and although I would definitely have run away from the situation that she's in, Du Maurier does such a good job setting up why she would stay to defend her last remaining relative or at least give her some comfort. The uncle is such an awful man, but a great forward-facing villain, while you try to work out if the other pretty awful people around are even worse. His brother Jem is definitely not as bad, but he is a disturbingly charming jerk, and although it feels like a tragedy, I understand why Mary would fall for him.