'How long he fought with them in the darkness he could not tell, but at last the beating of the wings about him lessened and then withdrew . . . '
A classic of alienation and horror, 'The Birds' was immortalised by Hitchcock in his celebrated film. The five other chilling stories in this collection echo a sense of dislocation and mock man's sense of dominance over the natural world.
The mountain paradise of 'Monte Verità' promises immortality, but at a terrible price; a neglected wife haunts her husband in the form of an apple tree; a professional photographer steps out from behind the camera and into his subject's life; a date with a cinema usherette leads to a walk in the cemetery; and a jealous father finds a remedy when three's a crowd . . .
ISBN: | 9780349006666 |
Publication date: | 1st October 2015 |
Author: | Daphne du Maurier |
Publisher: | Virago Press Ltd an imprint of Little, Brown Book Group |
Format: | Hardback |
Pagination: | 256 pages |
Series: | Virago Modern Classics |
Primary Genre | Horror and Supernatural Fiction |
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