, you are in for a treat. From the famous opening words “Last night I dream I went to Manderley again” you are drawn into the strange world of the soon to be Mrs de Winter. But she isn’t the first Mrs de Winter and it isn’t entirely clear what happened to the previous postholder of that position - or whether she will ever live up to the standard set by her predecessor.
It is a book full of ambiguity, not least because the narrator is the new Mrs de Winter and she definitely falls into the category of “unreliable narrator”. Throughout the book, she is trying to find her identity and yet we never even get to know her first name. Instead we only know her as Mrs de Winter, a name previously held by someone else – who was also the person whose name is given to the book itself.
This book will take you through many twists and turns. Although on the surface it is a glamorous life, the reality is more of a mystery. Ultimately, you as the reader will have to decide for yourself what is the truth.
A great read and one that I hope will also encourage you to read other books by Daphne du Maurier.
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