Daphne du Maurier struggled with writer’s block while writing Rebecca. Daphne du Maurier circa 1947. | Ben van Meerendonk , AHF, IISG, Amsterdam // Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0 ...

Why Daphne du Maurier’s Rebecca is still popular 80 years on. Once dismissed as a mere ‘love story’, Daphne du Maurier’s ‘Rebecca’ has haunted and transfixed generations of readers.

Rebecca was the first work du Maurier published after nabbing a three-book deal with a fat £1,000 advance (about $88,000 U.S. today). But though she had ample time to write, the story didn’t ...

Netflix’s new adaptation of Rebecca has landed on the streaming platform this October 21. Based on the bestselling novel written by British author Daphne du Maurier, the film was directed by Ben ...

French novelist Tatiana de Rosnay (Sarah's Key) can’t stop dreaming of Manderley. She’s a lifelong fan of Daphne du Maurier’s novels, especially 1938’s Rebecca, with its British manor ...

JUSTINE PICARDIE’S “Daphne,” which focuses on Daphne du Maurier’s life in crisis as she turns 50 and prepares to celebrate her silver wedding anniversary, is an engrossing and absorbing ...

In 1937, Daphne du Maurier signed a three-book deal with Victor Gollancz. She was 30 years old, the author of four previous novels, including, most recently, Jamaica Inn.