My Cousin Rachel by Daphne du Maurier
Title: My Cousin Rachel Author: Daphne du Maurier Published by: Victor Gollancz Ltd Publication date: 1951 Read: June 24 - June 28 2017 Genre: Mystery Thriller; Classic Pages: 351 Mareli's rating: 5 stars Recommend to: If you can read, you have to read Daphne du Maurier's books. They don't come like this anymore. Description: 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. Jealous of his marriage, racked by suspicion at the hints in Ambrose's letters, and grief-stricken by his death, Philip prepares to meet his cousin's widow with hatred in his heart.Despite himself, Philip is drawn to this beautiful, sophisticated...