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A review by shelflife
Jamaica Inn by Daphne du Maurier
5.0
Another classic in the bag. There is nothing I love more than a good old fashioned gothic tale. Jamaica Inn gives you all of those things. It felt very much like a mixture of Brontë and Collins. The mystery of Collins Lady in White and Bronte’s Jane Eyre (a personal favorite). The mysterious, dark inn, the moors, the heather the crashing sea all things I love.
This is my second Daphne Du Maurier novel after Rebecca and I must say she was quite ahead of her time. This was written in 1935, and had a woman ahead of her time, strong, independent and needing no husband to help and keep her. And not to spoil but there were many instances of progressive thought throughout the novel.
I didn’t realize this an old film directed by Alfred Hitchcock who also directed another one of her stories, The Birds. Will be checking that out soon.
This is my second Daphne Du Maurier novel after Rebecca and I must say she was quite ahead of her time. This was written in 1935, and had a woman ahead of her time, strong, independent and needing no husband to help and keep her. And not to spoil but there were many instances of progressive thought throughout the novel.
I didn’t realize this an old film directed by Alfred Hitchcock who also directed another one of her stories, The Birds. Will be checking that out soon.