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I think the best of this is the setting. du Maurier used her good writing style in such a way that the setting almost became a character in and of itself. The opening scene is one of a storm where the wind blows the rain sideways. We have such storms here in Ketchikan, and I love being indoors with the rain splatting against the windows. It helped me imagine what it would be like traveling in a coach. Of course, being inside where it's warm and cosy is nothing like being in a coach where it is c
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I really enjoyed this! It’s so very gothic, but with a truly plucky heroine.
Hopefully I’ll return with a more thorough review, but for now I’ll say I was disappointed in the very classist WASPY reveals. (view spoiler). But ...more
Hopefully I’ll return with a more thorough review, but for now I’ll say I was disappointed in the very classist WASPY reveals. (view spoiler). But ...more
Cliched romantic tropes and not romantic, as usual the landscape is the star
Effectively atmospheric. A young woman travels to her only living relative who is married to the keeper of an inn with a terrible reputation. The moors, the weather and the characters are all well drawn. One of the books that I would emerge from to be surprised that the sun was shining, the wind was calm and my companions were warm and pleasant!
May 17, 2010
Jayalalita devi dasi
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May 22, 2011
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Dec 20, 2013
Jayme Pendergraft
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Jul 06, 2015
Lindsay
marked it as to-read
Jan 06, 2019
Salma
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it was amazing
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May 17, 2023
Ellen
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