Book description
'How long he fought with them in the darkness he could not tell, but
at last the beating of the wings about him lessened and then withdrew
. . . '
A classic of alienation and horror, 'The Birds' was immortalised by
Hitchcock in his celebrated film. The five other chilling stories in
this collection echo a sense of dislocation and mock man's sense of
dominance over the natural world. The mountain paradise of 'Monte
Verità ' promises immortality, but at a terrible price; a neglected
wife haunts her husband in the form of an apple tree; a professional
photographer steps out from behind the camera and into his subject's
life; a date with a cinema usherette leads to a walk in the cemetery;
and a jealous father finds a remedy when three's a crowd . . .
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.
