Last Night I Dreamt
A Personal History of the du Mauriers
$32.75
- Paperback
368 pages
- Release Date
31 August 2026
Summary
An intimate, revelatory family biography of the iconic writer Daphne du Maurier and her famous ancestors, by her eldest grandson
Born into a famous artistic dynasty, Daphne grew up in an atmosphere of carefree privilege. At a time when girls of her class were not expected to have a career, she defied convention and moved to Cornwall to pursue her ambition to become a writer. There, over six decades, she dreamt up the stories that have sold tens of millions of copies w…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780349020457 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0349020450 |
| Author: | Paul de Zulueta |
| Publisher: | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Imprint: | Virago Press Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 368 |
| Release Date: | 31 August 2026 |
| Weight: | 0g |
| Dimensions: | 234mm x 153mm x 22mm |
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About The Author
Paul de Zulueta
Paul de Zulueta is Daphne du Maurier’s eldest surviving grandchild and the son of Tessa, Daphne’s elder daughter. Inspired by the memory of Daphne’s husband, ‘Boy’ Browning’s, distinguished military career, Paul spent his early 20s in the army. He then developed a career in adult education and personal development.
Paul started writing in his early 50s and has written obituaries for The Times, book reviews for the Spectator, and is a contributing editor to the Household Division Journal. He has written two books published by Osprey Bloomsbury: Peace, War and Whitehall (ghosted memoirs for Field Marshal Lord Guthrie, Tony Blair’s chief of defence staff) and Those Must be The Guards (the authorised history of the Household Division 1969-2023 with a Foreword by The Princess Royal).
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