Spreading the Du Maurier Love

[ourdetective]

I bought and read a collection of Daphne Du Maurier's stories last week, which made me want to write what I like about her.  And after a bit of researching, I found out that last May 10 was her 100th birthday, had she lived to celebrate it.

Du Maurier basically re-invented the gothic romance in the first half of the 20th century, taking cues from

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[fox_in_sand]

She is indeed amazing, and you've articulated why so well! Also, I love her depictions of Cornwall as I spent a lot of my childhood there.