Book description
'When people play the game: Name three or four persons whom you would
choose to have with you on a desert island -- they never choose the
Delaneys. They don't even choose us one by one as individuals. We have
earned, not always fairly we consider, the reputation of being
difficult guests . . .'
Maria, Niall and Celia have grown up in the shadow of their famous
parents - their father, a flamboyant singer and their mother, a
talented dancer. Now pursuing their own creative dreams, all three
siblings feel an undeniable bond, but it is Maria and Niall who share
the secret of their parents' pasts.
Alternately comic and poignant, The Parasites is based on the
artistic milieu its author knew best, and draws the reader
effortlessly into that magical world.
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.
