A01=Daphne du Maurier
Author_Daphne du Maurier
based on real life
British literature
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civil war
Cornish books
Cornwall
Daphne du Maurier
England
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family fiction
family life fiction
Gothic
Great Rebellion
heroic characters
heroines
historical fiction
historical romance books
King Charles I
London
menabilly
military
Mystery
Romance
romance sagas
Seventeenth century
The King's General
to read
UK
United Kingdom
virago
virago modern classics
virago novels
vmc
war
war fiction
wartime romance
women's fiction
Product details
- ISBN 9781844080892
- Weight: 310g
- Dimensions: 126 x 197mm
- Publication Date: 06 May 2004
- Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Paperback
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Inspired by a grisly discovery in the nineteenth century, The King's General was the first of du Maurier's novels to be written at Menabilly, the model for Manderley in Rebecca. Set in the seventeenth century, it tells the story of a country and a family riven by civil war, and features one of fiction's most original heroines. Honor Harris is only eighteen when she first meets Richard Grenvile, proud, reckless - and utterly captivating. But following a riding accident, Honor must reconcile herself to a life alone. As Richard rises through the ranks of the army, marries and makes enemies, Honor remains true to him, and finally discovers the secret of Menabilly.
Daphne du Maurier (1907-89) was born in London, the daughter of the famous actor-manager Sir Gerald du Maurier and granddaughter of George du Maurier, the author and artist. In 1931 her first novel, The Loving Spirit, was published. A biography of her father and three other novels followed, but it was the novel Rebecca that launched her into the literary stratosphere and made her one of the most popular authors of her day. In 1932, du Maurier married Major Frederick Browning, with whom she had three children. Many of du Maurier's bestselling novels and short stories were adapted into award-winning films, including Alfred Hitchcock's The Birds and Nicolas Roeg's Don't Look Now. In 1969 du Maurier was awarded a DBE. She lived most of her life in Cornwall, the setting for many of her books.
