Rebecca

I've seen the movie, stayed in the town where Daphne Du Maurier used to live, seen the outside of the house which was possibly used as inspiration but never read this novel. I loved it, couldn't put it down. There is a dark and sinister undertone that threads throughout the novel. The story follows a young unnamed narrator who marries Maxim de Winter. She returns from their honeymoon in Europe to become the mistress of Manderley, the beautiful home of the de Winters.  Mrs de Winter tries to live her life, completely in love with her new husband, but feeling like she is living in the shadow of her husband's recently deceased wife, Rebecca. The furniture in the home is Rebecca's. The servants love Rebecca. Maxim's grandmother adores Rebecca. Will she be throwing the parties like Rebecca did? This book turns into a psychological thriller and a whodunnit.

Although I have seen the movie, I couldn't remember much of it which is why I found the book so thrilling and enticing. I now need to re-visit Hitchcock's classic to see how close to the book it is.