Book description
I threw the piece of paper on the fire. She saw it burn...
Orphaned at an early age, Philip Ashley is raised by his benevolent
older cousin, Ambrose. Resolutely single, Ambrose delights in Philip
as his heir, a man who will love his grand home as much as he does
himself. But the cosy world the two construct is shattered when
Ambrose sets off on a trip to Florence. There he falls in love and
marries - and there he dies suddenly.
In almost no time at all, the new widow - Philip's cousin Rachel -
turns up in England. Despite himself, Philip is drawn to this
beautiful, sophisticated, mysterious woman like a moth to the flame.
And yet... might she have had a hand in Ambrose's death?
Daphne du Maurier (1907-89) was born in London, educated at home and
in Paris, and lived for much of her life in her beloved Cornwall, the
setting for many of her novels. Most of her novels have been bestsellers
and many have been made into films. She is considered one of the most
accomplished novelists of the twentieth century.
