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Post subject: Daphne du Maurier  Posted: July 21st, 2006, 8:47 pm |
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Has anyone ever read this book by Daphne De Maurier? I wanted to read it after I saw the film JI by Alfred Hithcock (de Mariuer also wrote the book Rebecca which was turned into another Hitchcock film). The book was quite different from the film (or should I say the film was quite different from the book!) and I was very surprised at how much I got involved with the characters. I literally did not want to put it down!
It's basically about an orphaned woman in the early 1800's who after the death of her mother foes to live with her aunt and uncle at Jamaica Inn only to uncover a band of smugglers, ship wreckers and murderers......
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Post subject: Posted: July 22nd, 2006, 5:44 pm |
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Oooo! It's FABULOUS! I loved it.
Have you read any other of Daphne's books?
I've read, Frenchman's Creek, Rebecca, Jamaica Inn and My Cousin Rachel.
All of them were awsome but Rebecca and Frenchman's Creek were probably the best.
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Post subject: Posted: July 22nd, 2006, 6:15 pm |
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Elenwë Undómë wrote: Oooo! It's FABULOUS! I loved it.
Have you read any other of Daphne's books?
I've read, Frenchman's Creek, Rebecca, Jamaica Inn and My Cousin Rachel.
All of them were awsome but Rebecca and Frenchman's Creek were probably the best.
Yay!! Glad you liked it EU. Yes, I've read Rebecca which is one of my favourites. I think I will have to read more of her books. I'm a big romantic really as I just looked the story between Jem and Mary.  _________________
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Post subject: Posted: July 23rd, 2006, 4:12 am |
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I know, me too. I love romance, Frenchman's Creek is quite romantic.
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Post subject: Posted: July 23rd, 2006, 9:44 am |
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Post subject: Posted: July 23rd, 2006, 9:49 am |
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Good for you! Well done JF!  _________________
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Post subject: Posted: July 23rd, 2006, 9:58 am |
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Yay! Go me! Did you have any idea that the vicar was behind it? I had a slight sneaking suspicion something wasn't right when he and Mary where talking in the carriage and he asked her age and then swallowed really loud. Now that might sound weird but I just thought well if your disinterested why make yourself sound uncomfortable? As I always associate people who do that being uncomfortable.
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Post subject: Posted: July 23rd, 2006, 10:03 am |
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Yea, he was always dodgy.
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Post subject: Posted: July 23rd, 2006, 10:08 am |
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Elenwë Undómë wrote: Yea, he was always dodgy.
 Yeah. Of course the film was entrirely different so I really had no clue what to expect._________________
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Post subject: Posted: July 23rd, 2006, 10:09 am |
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I haven't seen the films.
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Well it's only one film. But the BBC did an adaptaion in the 80's so I would love to see that sometime. The whole thing about the book is it really transported me to another time, it was so believable and really brought that period in history to life.
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Yea but there's a film of Rebecca too. I haven't seen any of them.  _________________
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I shall.  Or I can ask mum if we have it.  _________________
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Yay! I love Daphne de Maurier. _________________
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