I’m trying to finish a novel by du Maurier for Ali’s Daphne du Maurier Reading Week, though not sure I’m going to be done in time – but I thought I’d share a really interesting article I came across instead. It’s written by Sheila Hodges, who was du Maurier’s editor for decades (from the publication of Hungry Hill until the end of her career). Slightly oddly, it’s in Women’s History Review – but gives a good insight into how du Maurier wrote – you can read it online. Enjoy!
Don’t worry about finishing on time, I will look forward to your review whenever it comes. I will be checking out the article later.
I agree that the BBC used to have some really good shows and I miss the types of shows they used to do. John Esmonde and Bob Larbey were a really good writing team. They wrote relationships you wanted to be a part of. You might enjoy Hold the Sunset. Only 1 season so far and it’s not great yet but it shows promise. John Cheese is always good. And yes, it’s not dark or dismal or demonic or another police show.
I watched one episode and wasn’t sure… the cast is great but the writing was a bit so-so. Alison Steadman is a wonder! (Gavin and Stacey is one of my all-time faves.)
Her editor’s take on how Daphne du Maurier saw herself as a writer and how she used her life material in her books makes for a really interesting read, thanks for sharing! It’s also shown me many sides of her writing that I didn’t know about, but then again I’ve only read Gerald (which I really didn’t like) and Rebecca (which, obviously, I’ve loved, read many times AND probably can’t separate from the film).
I realized my prior comment was entered under the wrong blog post. Was meant to be attached to ‘You Should be Watching Mum’.
The article on Daphne was quite interesting. Makes me want to read another book by her.