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This review is apt to be one in the truest sense of the word "review" for me. Elements that belong to my favorite reads are there--Cornwall, time travel, historical fiction, 14th century, a touch of the plague, English country living. I liked the main characters, Richard in present time and Roger in the past. The back-story of the ancient house called Kilmarth is intriguing, as du Maurier based it on her own house. However, having taken stock of all that was in favor of this novel being a favori
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I picked this up on a complete whim and I am very glad I did. It was in the horror section of my local library which, having read it doesn't quite fit (for me anyway), as it seems more of a sci-fi/historical fiction combo, although there are some chilling elements that many may find terrifying. It follows Dick Young as he acts the guinea pig for his friend Magnus Lane for a new drug he has developed. In doing so he finds he can travel back in time to the 14th Century but he cannot change it, eve
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This novel explores a fictional 14th-century history of Kilmarth, du Maurier's own home. It does so by having the protagonist pop back and forth between now and then, by use of a hallucinogenic drug a biologist friend had developed. Once one accepts that premise, the rest of book seems reasonable, and it was moderately enjoyable. However, I found I really didn't much care for the protagonist, so I had trouble caring about much of what was happening to him, in either time period.
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Nov 09, 2019
Marie (UK)
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really liked it
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I love Du maurier she is very underratedin my opinion
Dec 01, 2009
Abigail
marked it as to-read
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Nov 14, 2017
Rebekah
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it was amazing
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Mar 02, 2011
Massimiliano Mauriello
marked it as to-read
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Jul 20, 2014
Vesra (When She Reads)
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Jan 31, 2015
Ruth
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Aug 05, 2015
Rebekah
marked it as wishlist
Oct 14, 2018
Karen
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Feb 16, 2019
Carrie
marked it as to-read
