Thursday, July 1, 2010

For July: "My Cousin Rachel" by Daphne DuMaurier

My Cousin Rachel is the gripping story of a Victorian young man whose placid life in the English countryside is turned inside-out by an older woman. The young man is Philip Ashley, the novel's narrator. Orphaned at an early age, he's been raised by his bachelor uncle Ambrose, who falls in love and marries while traveling in Florence, then dies there in suspicious circumstances. Shortly after her husband's death, Ambrose's widow turns up in England, setting the stage for the unfolding of a relationship between the callow Philip and the beautiful, sophisticated, mysterious widow. And while Philip impetuously embraces the role of the moth flapping full-tilt toward the flame, the widow never puts a foot wrong. Is she designedly luring Philip to his doom? Might she even have had a hand in Ambrose's death? Originally published in 1951, My Cousin Rachel was made into a film in 1953.

We will meet at Krista's house on July 22nd at 7:00 PM. Happy reading!

PS- I want pictures from Heber Valley Camp posted here!

1 comment:

Caron Heaps said...

i finally finished the book if anyone need to borrow it.