Book description
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 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, 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.
