Daphne Du Maurier and Her Sisters: The Hidden Lives of Piffy, Bird, and Bing

By: Jane Dunn

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Synopsis: Celebrated novelist Daphne Du Maurier and her sisters, eclipsed by her fame, are revealed in all their surprising complexity in this riveting new biography. The middle sister in a famous artistic dynasty, Daphne du Maurier is one of the master storytellers of our time, author of 'Rebecca,' 'Jamaica Inn,' 'My Cousin Rachel,' and short stories, 'Don't Look Now' and the terrifying 'The Birds,' among many. Her stories were made memorable by the iconic films they inspired, three of them classic Hitchcock chillers. But her sisters Angela and Jeanne, a writer and an artist of talent, had creative and romantic lives even more bold and unconventional than Daphne's own. In this group biography they are considered side by side, as they were in life, three sisters who grew up during the 20th century in the glamorous hothouse of a theatrical family dominated by a charismatic and powerful father. This family dynamic reveals the hidden lives of Piffy, Bird & Bing, full of social non-conformity, love, rivalry and compulsive make-believe, their lives as psychologically complex as a Daphne du Maurier novel.

Book Quality:: Excellent
Book Size:: 424 Pages
ISBN-13:: 9780007347087
Publisher:: HarperCollins Publishers Limited
Date of Addition:: 08/26/13
Copyrighted By:: Jane Dunn
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: Nonfiction, Reference, Biographies and Memoirs, Parenting and Family
Submitted By:: BookLady
Proofread By:: Ruth Tillman
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.