ISBN: c4c3921af204a6abcecc125efd0c6898

A foreboding and darkly comic period thriller considered the inspiration for du Maurier's Rebecca, Vera is a deftly plotted masterpiece woven with intrigue. First published in 1921 and be… Mehr…

A foreboding and darkly comic period thriller considered the inspiration for du Maurier's Rebecca, Vera is a deftly plotted masterpiece woven with intrigue. First published in 1921 and believed to have been the inspiration for Daphne du Maurier's Rebecca, Vera is a darkly comic thriller which drew on the author's own experience of unsuccessful marriage. When Lucy Entwhistle's father dies suddenly, she is left alone in the world struggling to find her place in life. But on the very same day she happens to meet the recently widowed Everard Wemyss. Their shared grief brings them together as they find in each other someone to talk to and in whom to confide, and Lucy finds a comforting hand to guide and protect her. As Wemyss' control over Lucy strengthens, an engagement seems imminent, only Lucy's aunt seems to apprehend some danger in the unsettling Wemyss. Returning from their honeymoon, Lucy takes up her place as mistress of 'The Willows', the Wemyss family home. But the spectre of Wemyss's first wife seems to hang heavy in the air as Lucy takes over the dead wife's sitting room and marital bed. With Everard's ever increasing controlling behaviour, the claustrophobic atmosphere deepens, and Lucy becomes more obsessed with the mysterious Vera. The oppressive situation threatens to build to crisis level. How did Vera really die? Can Lucy ever be happy at 'The Willows'? Vera is a forgotten thriller by a master of the genre, a brilliant exploration of the nature of control and love in the relationships between men and women. Hesperus Press Ltd. Classics 9781843915713, AD,AE,AF,AG,AI,AL,AM,AN,AQ,AR,AU,AU,AW,AZ,BA,BB,BD,BE,BF,BG,BH,BH,BI,BI,BJ,BJ,BL,BM,BN,BO,BO,BR,BS,BT,BV,BW,BY,BZ,CC,CC,CD,CF,CG,CG,CH,CI,CK,CL,CL,CM,CN,CN,CO,CO,CR,CS,CU,CV,CX,DE,DE,DJ,DK,DM,DO,DZ,EC,EE,EG,EH,ER,ES,ES,ET,FI,FJ,FK,FO,FR,FR,GA,GB,UK,GB,UK, English Literature, Hesperus Press Ltd.<

ISBN: c4c3921af204a6abcecc125efd0c6898

A handsome stranger enters Lucy Entwhistle's life on the very day of her father's death. Everard Wemyss is mourning the recent loss of his wife, and he and Lucy are drawn together in thei… Mehr…

A handsome stranger enters Lucy Entwhistle's life on the very day of her father's death. Everard Wemyss is mourning the recent loss of his wife, and he and Lucy are drawn together in their shared experience of grief. A remarkable bond forms between the despairing couple, the thought of separation proves intolerable, and they are quickly married and settled into Everard's isolated country home, The Willows. But everything about the mansion is shadowed with the specter of Vera, its previous mistress. As Everard gradually becomes increasingly overbearing and abusive, Lucy begins to wonder about the circumstances of Vera's "accidental" death. This darkly comic novel by the author of Enchanted April is believed to have inspired the Daphne du Maurier classic Rebecca. Elizabeth von Arnim based Vera on her own ill-starred marriage to a member of the British aristocracy. Her 1921 novel offers a witty and compelling look at a sinister possibility of a marriage in which a self-absorbed bully can exploit a na?ve young woman, and romantic delusions can keep a wife in thrall to her husband's tyranny. European Literary Collections , AU,DE,ES,FR,GB,UK,IT,MX,US English Literature, Perlego<

ISBN: c4c3921af204a6abcecc125efd0c6898

European Literary Collections , UK,GB,DE,ES,FR,IT,US,CA,MX,AU,NZ 20101118 English Literature, Perlego