ONEOFTIMEMAGAZINE’S100BESTMYSTERYANDTHRILLERBOOKSOFALLTIME-TheonlyhardcovereditionofDaphneduMaurier’sbeloved,internationallybest-sellinggothicmystery.RebeccahastwicebeenadaptedforfilmandwasnamedaPBSGreatAmericanReadTop100Pick.TheunassumingyoungheroineofDaphneduMaurier’sRebeccafindsherlifechangedovernightwhenshemeetsMaximdeWinter,ahandsomeandwealthywidowerwhosesuddenproposalofmarriagetakesherbysurprise.Rescuingherfromanoverbearingemployer,deWinterwhisksherofftoManderley,hisisolatedestateonthewindsweptCornishcoast--buttherethingstakeachillingturn.Maxseemshauntedbythememoryofhisglamorousfirstwife,Rebecca,whoselegacyislovinglytendedbythesinisterhousekeeper,Mrs.Danvers.AsthesecondMrs.deWinterfindsherselfincreasinglyburdenedbytheshadowofhermysteriouspredecessor,shebecomesdeterminedtouncoverthedarksecretsthatthreatenherhappiness,nomatterthecost.Everyman’sLibrarypursuesthehighestproductionstandards,printingonacid-freecream-coloredpaper,withfull-clothcaseswithtwo-colorfoilstamping,decorativeendpapers,silkribbonmarkers,European-stylehalf-roundspines,andafull-colorillustratedjacket.ContemporaryClassicsincludeanintroduction,aselectbibliography,andachronologyoftheauthor’slifeandtimes.
