The Scapegoat - Softcover

Du Maurier, Daphne, Dame

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0881844098 ISBN 13: 9780881844092

Publisher: Carroll & Graf Pub, 1988

Synopsis

Enjoying the wealthy and aristocratic lifestyle thrust upon him after changing places with his double, a French count, an Englishman begins to suspect that he has become a scapegoat for murder

About this title

About the Author:

In many ways the life of Daphne du Maurier resembles that of a fairy tale. Born into a family with a rich artistic and historical background, the daughter of a famous actor-manager, she was indulged as a child and grew up enjoying enormous freedom from financial and parental restraint. She spent her youth sailing boats, travelling on the Continent with friends, and writing stories. A prestigious publishing house accepted her first novel when she was in her early twenties, and its publication brought her not only fame but the attentions of a handsome soldier, Major (later Lieutenant-General Sir) Frederick Browning, who married her.

Review:

"A good original novel, well tinged with nightmare."--"Times Literary Supplement"

About this edition

• Publisher: Carroll & Graf Pub
• Publication date: 1988
• ISBN 10: 0881844098
• ISBN 13: 9780881844092
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1