Echoes from the Macabre: Selected Stories

by Daphne du Maurier

Book Overview

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0385126557
• ISBN13: 9780385126557
• Release Date: January 1977
• Publisher: Doubleday Books
• Length: 325 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Something always in the air...just there!

Read "The Pool," a sweet masterpiece about a girl growing up and leaving her younger brother behind in the dreamy space of a darkening summer. Past and future are intimated expertly in the present, and w/o overlong exposition.

Fast-paced fun and a great collection of short stories

Fans of Daphne du Maurier will appreciate this varied and engaging collection of nine "twisted" short stories. Some stories are better than others, but who cares when it's a short read? All demonstrate du Maurier's unique ability to capture the atmosphere of her settings. Included in this collection is the chilling original story "The Birds", which I especially enjoyed reading, having seen the Hitchcock movie several times. Another favorite was the at times hilarious "The Blue Lenses". Overall, this was a very fun book!