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Chilling tales of suspense, nightmares, and imagination.

If the ordinary twisted into the unsettling captivates you, Daphne du Maurier's collection in "Don't Look Now" could be your next great read. Her skill in transforming everyday dramas into heart-pounding situations makes for a haunting journey. Plus, if you're keen on understanding the literary roots of iconic films like Hitchcock's "The Birds," these stories provide the perfect glimpse into the origins of such cinema classics.

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Don't Look Now: Stories

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ISBN: 9781590172889
Date of Publication: 2008-10-28
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Horror, Mystery/Crime/Thriller
Goodreads rating: 4.04
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Daphne du Maurier wrote some of the most compelling and creepy novels of the twentieth century. In books like Rebecca, My Cousin Rachel, and Jamaica Inn she transformed the small dramas of everyday life—love, grief, jealousy—into the stuff of nightmares. Less known, though no less powerful, are her short stories, in which she gave free rein to her imagination in narratives of unflagging suspense. Patrick McGrath's revelatory new selection of du Maurier's stories shows her at her most chilling and most psychologically astute: a dead child reappears in the alleyways of Venice; routine eye surgery reveals the beast within to a meek housewife; nature revolts against man's abuse by turning a benign species into an annihilating force; a dalliance with a beautiful stranger offers something more dangerous than a broken heart. McGrath draws on the whole of du Maurier's long career and includes surprising discoveries together with famous stories like "The Birds". Don't Look Now is a perfect introduction to a peerless storyteller.
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Chilling tales of suspense, nightmares, and imagination.

If the ordinary twisted into the unsettling captivates you, Daphne du Maurier's collection in "Don't Look Now" could be your next great read. Her skill in transforming everyday dramas into heart-pounding situations makes for a haunting journey. Plus, if you're keen on understanding the literary roots of iconic films like Hitchcock's "The Birds," these stories provide the perfect glimpse into the origins of such cinema classics.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.