Rebecca

by Daphne du Maurier · 1938

When shy, orphaned maid Rebecca (the narrator) meets the charismatic widower Maxim de Winter in Monte Carlo, she is swept into a whirlwind marriage and whisked away to Manderley, his imposing estate on the windswept Cornish coast. The grand house, with its brooding stone walls and a devoted housekeeper who still reveres Maxim’s first wife, casts a long, unsettling shadow. As the new Mrs. de Winter struggles to find her place, she becomes haunted by the lingering presence of the enigmatic Rebecca—her beauty, her secrets, and the mysterious circumstances of her death. The novel follows her desperate quest to uncover the truth behind the haunting legacy, navigating love, jealousy, and a chilling suspense that threatens to destroy her marriage from beyond the grave.