Remembering Rebecca: 11 Facts About Daphne du Maurier's Enduring Novel
“ Rebecca , always Rebecca . I should never be rid of Rebecca , ” laments the 2d Mrs de Winter in Daphne du Maurier ’s beloved 1938 novelRebecca . cite the title to any booklover and they will no doubt give you many reasons why the novel has charmed and captivated so many generations over the years . So it ’s scarcely surprising that this gothic thriller about a nameless young woman — who is swept off her feet by a wealthy widowman , take to live in his land off the Cornish coast , and haunted by memory of his first married woman — is the open ofNetflix ’s new big - budget original motion-picture show ....