The Parasites, 9781844080724
Paperback
Famous family, secret pasts, creative dreams: a recipe for disaster.
  • Paperback

    352 pages

  • Release Date

    8 June 2005

Summary

The Shadow of Fame: A Family Affair

‘When people play the game: Name three or four persons whom you would choose to have with you on a desert island - they never choose the Delaneys. They don’t even choose us one by one as individuals. We have earned, not always fairly we consider, the reputation of being difficult guests…’

Maria, Niall and Celia have grown up in the shadow of their famous parents - their father, a flamboyant singer and their mother, a talented dancer. Now p…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781844080724
ISBN-10:1844080722
Series:Virago Modern Classics
Author:Daphne Du Maurier
Publisher:Little, Brown Book Group
Imprint:Virago Press Ltd
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:352
Release Date:8 June 2005
Weight:272g
Dimensions:200mm x 132mm x 23mm
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Critics Review

She wrote exciting plots, she was highly skilled at arousing suspense, and she was, too, a writer of fearless originality– Guardian

One of the last century’s most original literary talents - Daily Telegraph

She wrote exciting plots, she was highly skilled at arousing suspense, and she was, too, a writer of fearless originality - Guardian

About The Author

Daphne Du Maurier

Daphne du Maurier was born in 1906 and educated at home and in Paris. She began writing in 1928, and many of her bestselling novels were set in Cornwall, where she lived for most of her life. She was made a DBE in 1969 and died in 1989.

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