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Our favourite novel - does the film meet our literary expectations?
Our favourite novel - does the film meet our literary expectations?
The novel begins in Monte Carlo, where our unnamed protagonist is swept off her feet by the dashing widower Maxim de Winter and his sudden proposal of marriage. Orphaned and working as a lady's maid, she can barely believe her luck. It is only when they arrive at his massive country estate (Manderley) that she realizes how large a shadow his late wife - Rebecca - will cast over their lives.
The novel begins in Monte Carlo, where our unnamed protagonist is swept off her feet by the dashing widower Maxim de Winter and his sudden proposal of marriage. Orphaned and working as a lady's maid, she can barely believe her luck. It is only when they arrive at his massive country estate (Manderley) that she realizes how large a shadow his late wife - Rebecca - will cast over their lives.
Rebecca is presented with a lingering evil that threatens to destroy their marriage, even from beyond the grave.
Rebecca is presented with a lingering evil that threatens to destroy their marriage, even from beyond the grave.
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