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The farfetched plot centers on a young noblewoman bored with the tedium of her marriage. Daphne du maurier, author of the famous novels, jamaica inn, frenchmans creek and rebecca, was inspired by her love of cornwall where she lived and wrote. Frenchman s creek is a 1941 historical novel by daphne du maurier. Daphne du maurier booklist daphne du maurier message board. Frenchmans creek kindle edition by daphne du maurier. The restoration court knows lady dona st columb to be ripe for any folly, any outrage that will relieve the tedium of her days. Bored and restless in london s restoration court, lady dona escapes into the british countryside with her restlessness a. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 260 pages and is available in paperback format. This was my first daphne du maurier book and i am happy that i decided to read it. Du maurier presents us with a female protagonist as unlike any other so far i have come across her books.
A romance between a pirate and a noblewoman thats also a love letter to du mauriers beloved cornwall, england. Frenchmans creek is a brilliant novel, with daphne du maurier and her gifts for heightening beauty, for dramatizing human weakness, at their readable best. Free download or read online jamaica inn pdf epub book. Frenchman s creek has romance and adventure written in almost poetic prose.
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