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A disillusioned young man drifts through Europe in search of meaning, only to confront the loss of innocence and the sobering realities of adulthood after a series of aimless adventures and relationships. "A magician, a virtuoso. She can conjure up tragedy, horror, tension, suspense, the...

Emma wakes up one morning to an apocalyptic world. The cozy existence she shares with her grandmother, an eccentric retired actress known to all as Madam, has been shattered: there's no post, no telephone, no radio - and an American warship sits in the harbor. As the two women piece together...

The classic debut novel by the author of Rebecca following the generations of an English family coping in an era of profound change. "Daphne du Maurier has no equal." —Sunday Telegraph Born at the turn of the twentieth century in Cornwall, Janet Coombe longs to share in the excitement of...

Rebecca was one of Daphne du Maurier's greatest bestsellers. It has been read all around the world, and in many different languages. The book has been adapted for the theater, film, television, and even opera. Now Daphne du Maurier reveals how it came to be written: its origins, its development...

A quiet Englishman visiting an Italian city becomes entangled with his enigmatic brother, whose obsessive ambition to revive a dark historical legacy leads to manipulation, betrayal, and a tragic confrontation. "In du Maurier's fiction, she unflinchingly exposed hard truths." —Times (UK) As a...

A gothic tale of old souls bonded in a fated romance, and the one man who could save them, from the bestselling author of Rebecca. "Daphne du Maurier has no rival." —Sunday Telegraph (UK) A spellbinding love story, Castle Dor was the unfinished last novel of the British novelist Sir Arthur...

Daphne du Maurier explores the troubled life of Branwell Brontë, delving into his artistic ambitions, self-destructive habits, and the psychological and familial pressures that led to his downfall. "Miss du Maurier has brought to the art of the biography the narrative urgency which gives such...

A collection of suspenseful stories exploring ordinary people pushed to emotional extremes where hidden fears and moral tensions erupt into life-altering decisions, from the bestselling author of Rebecca. "Her peerless craftmanship, her eerie sense of the macabre, her gift for sheer story...

A chilling story of ambition, Daphne du Maurier's novel about a twisted man will take readers on a journey through history from the perspective of a cruel individual. Julius Lévy has grown up in a peasant family in a village on the banks of the Seine. A quick-witted urchin caught up in the...

A "consistently entertaining" saga of beauty, war, and family set during the French Revolution, from the author of Rebecca and The Birds (New York Times). The world of the glass-blowers has its own traditions, its own language — and its own rules. "If you marry into glass," Pierre Labbe warns...

Step into a world where memory glows like warm lamplight and the past feels close enough to touch. Yesterday Blue is a tender, atmospheric novel that blends 70s coastal nostalgia with the quiet ache of adulthood, capturing the soft, golden moments that shape us long after they’ve passed. Through Lily’s eyes, listeners drift between the innocence of youth and the bittersweet beauty of second chances. The story moves with the rhythm of ocean tides — gentle, steady, full of emotion — as old friends reconnect over warm dinners, soft conversations, and the kind of memories that never truly fade.

When Dick Young's friend, Professor Magnus Lane offers him an escape from his troubles in the form of a new drug, Dick finds himself transported to fourteenth-century Cornwall. There, in the manor of Tywardreath, the domain of Sir Henry Champerhoune, he witnesses intrigue, adultery and murder. The more time Dick spends consumed in the past, the more he withdraws from the modern world. With each dose of the drug, his body and mind become addicted to this otherworld and his attempts to change history bring terror to the present and put his own life in jeopardy.

Based on diaries that she kept from 1920-1932, the most famous du Maurier probes her own past, beginning with her earliest memories and encompassing the publication of her first book and her subsequent marriage. Here, the writer is open and sometimes painfully honest about the difficult...

Like a Pearl is a podcast about creativity, curiosity, and the many ways people build creative lives. Through conversations with artists, musicians, cultural leaders, entrepreneurs, and other inspiring guests, listeners discover how people develop their craft, navigate challenges, embrace reinvention, and stay connected to what matters most. These are conversations about dedication, creativity, resilience, and the courage to follow an unconventional path. Whether you're an artist, entrepreneur, or creative—or simply someone looking to live your life more creatively—Like a Pearl offers ...

When Leo Calder and Max — the Friendly K9 with instincts sharper than any grownup realizes — stumble into the forest rescue of a terrified boy named Tomas and his injured wolfdog, they uncover a secret that was never meant to reach the outside world.

What happens when the life you built collapses in an instant? Alice had it all —a successful career as a PA, two children, her love story with her husband, an ER doctor. But beneath the surface of their city life, pressure mounted, connection frayed, and her husband, lost in the grind, made a final, devastating choice. Alice was left behind —shattered, alone, and drowning in grief. The Art of Soft Landing is not just a story of loss —it’s a journey of rebirth.

A classic of alienation and horror, The Birds was immortalised by Hitchcock in his celebrated film. The five other chilling stories in this collection echo a sense of dislocation and mock man's sense of dominance over the natural world.

Well, meet Bennie the bear who is struggling to fall asleep after he loses his favorite stuffed animal, Georgie. He searches with all his might but cannot seem to find his beloved toy. This story follows Bennie the Bear as he visits his animal friends around Sleepy Hollow to ask for help. Will Hollie the hippo, Maxie the monkey, and Daisy the deer be able to help Bennie go to sleep? Come along this adventure and find out yourself in "The Adventure of Sleepy Bear".

A recently acquired and defiant slave will be brought to heel by two Roman patrician matrons. They will make a game of his submission while enjoying their time luxuriating together. The Lady Lydia and her entourage arrive at her friend Valeria’s sprawling estate to be reunited for a fortnight of fun, laughter, and indulgence. A bevy of slaves cater to their every whim, but one remains obstinate. While the stubborn slave is fanning her, Lydia toys with him, and a clever thought comes to mind.

El relato sigue a una joven que se encuentra con un soldado desconocido en un tren. Impulsada por un sentimiento de aventura y romance, ella se siente inmediatamente atraída por él. La historia toma un giro inesperado cuando el soldado la lleva a su casa, una mansión decrépita y llena de secretos. A medida que la trama se desarrolla, la joven se encuentra envuelta en un misterio que gira en torno a la identidad del soldado y los eventos oscuros que lo rodean.