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Jamaica Inn
by Daphne du Maurier
The coachman tried to warn her away from the ruined, forbidding place on the rainswept Cornish coast. But young Mary Yellan chose instead to honor her mother's dying request that she join her frightened Aunt Patience and huge, hulking Uncle Joss Merlyn at Jamaica Inn. From her first glimpse on that raw November eve, she could sense the inn's dark power. But never did Mary dream that she would become hopelessly ensnared in the vile, villainous schemes being hatched within its crumbling walls -- or that a handsome, mysterious stranger would so incite her passions ... tempting her to love a man whom she dares not trust.
This was a fantastic dip back into another classic novel from renowned author Daphne Du Maurier for me. Following a buddy read a few months back of Rebecca, a group of lovely bookstagrammers including the wonderful @candlelitcreations, decided that we should give this one a shot and it did not disappoint. This book was filled with tantalizing suspense and mystery with the perfect backdrop of a dark English Moor that set the mood for a perfect late night read.
I think a major strength of Maurier is creating such dynamic characters who are perfectly complex that they do a great job standing up to the test of time. I really enjoyed the shift in main heroines compared to Rebecca as the young Mary is refreshingly feisty compared to the women of her time you often find in literature.
Is this a bit predictable? Sure. But I don’t think it distracts from the solidity of the story itself and I think the writing coming from Maurier more than makes up for it. If you are looking for a classic that stands out differently compared to the usual Austen’s or Brontë’s, I think you should consider Daphne Du Maurier!
This was a fantastic dip back into another classic novel from renowned author Daphne Du Maurier for me. Following a buddy read a few months back of Rebecca, a group of lovely bookstagrammers including the wonderful @candlelitcreations, decided that we should give this one a shot and it did not disappoint. This book was filled with tantalizing suspense and mystery with the perfect backdrop of a dark English Moor that set the mood for a perfect late night read.
I think a major strength of Maurier is creating such dynamic characters who are perfectly complex that they do a great job standing up to the test of time. I really enjoyed the shift in main heroines compared to Rebecca as the young Mary is refreshingly feisty compared to the women of her time you often find in literature.
Is this a bit predictable? Sure. But I don’t think it distracts from the solidity of the story itself and I think the writing coming from Maurier more than makes up for it. If you are looking for a classic that stands out differently compared to the usual Austen’s or Brontë’s, I think you should consider Daphne Du Maurier!