My cousin Rachel

Daphne Du Maurier

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Orphaned at an early age, Philip Ashley is raised by his cousin Ambrose. Resolutely single, Ambrose delights in making Philip his heir, knowing he will treasure his beautiful Cornish estate. But Philip’s world is shattered when Ambrose sets off on a trip to Florence. There he falls in love and marries. Then he suddenly dies in suspicious circumstances. In almost no time at all, the new widow – Philip’s cousin Rachel – turns up in England. Despite himself, Philip is drawn to this beautiful, sophisticated, mysterious woman like a moth to the flame. And yet – might she have had a hand in Ambrose’s death?

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Publish Date: 13/03/2025

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DISCOVER THE DU MAURIER DARK ROMANCE COLLECTION



‘Du Maurier is mistress of the sleight of hand in fiction . . . brilliantly, marvellously chilling’ MAGGIE O’FARRELL

‘Moody and unnerving’ GILLIAN FLYNN
‘Sinuous and undeniably feral’ JULIE MYERSON

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‘Every day, haunted still by doubt, I ask myself a question which I cannot answer.
Was Rachel innocent or guilty?’

Philip Ashley has been raised by his cousin Ambrose as heir to his beautiful Cornish estate. But this close-knit world is shattered when Ambrose travels to Florence, where he unexpectedly falls in love and marries – only to die of a strange illness. Before long, his beautiful, mysterious widow arrives in England – and despite himself, Philip is caught in her spell. But is Rachel a victim, a saviour – or a murderess?

Du Maurier is a storyteller whose sole aim is to bewitch and beguile’ NEW YORK TIMES
‘Du Maurier has no equal’ SUNDAY TELEGRAPH

Additional information

Dimensions 198 × 126 × 22 mm
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Publisher

Imprint

Cover

Paperback

Pages

352

Language

English

Edition

Reprint

Dewey

823.912 (edition:23)

Readership

General – Trade / Code: K