The Parasites
Autor Daphne du Maurieren Limba Engleză Paperback – 5 mai 2005
'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 pursuing their own creative dreams, all three siblings feel an undeniable bond, but it is Maria and Niall who share the secret of their parents' pasts.
'A novel about three step-siblings of complicated parentage, growing up wildly in a crazy Bohemian theatrical family, inspired by du Maurier's own . . . intriguing . . . captivating . . . [The Parasites] is unexpected, and fun, and one of her own favourites' Margaret Drabble
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9781844080724
ISBN-10: 1844080722
Pagini: 352
Dimensiuni: 132 x 200 x 23 mm
Greutate: 0.24 kg
Editura: Little Brown Book Group
Locul publicării:United Kingdom
ISBN-10: 1844080722
Pagini: 352
Dimensiuni: 132 x 200 x 23 mm
Greutate: 0.24 kg
Editura: Little Brown Book Group
Locul publicării:United Kingdom
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Notă biografică
Daphne du Maurier (1907-1989) was born in London, England. In 1931 her first novel, The Loving Spirit was published. A biography of her father and three other novels followed, but it was the novel Rebecca that launched her into the literary stratosphere and made her one of the most popular authors of her day. In 1932, du Maurier married Major Frederick Browning with whom she had three children.
Many of du Maurier's bestselling novels and short stories were adapted into award-winning films, including Alfred Hitchcock's The Birds and Nicolas Roeg's Don't Look Now. In 1969, du Maurier was awarded the Dame Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (DBE). She lived most of her life in Cornwall and died there which is the setting for many of her books.
Many of du Maurier's bestselling novels and short stories were adapted into award-winning films, including Alfred Hitchcock's The Birds and Nicolas Roeg's Don't Look Now. In 1969, du Maurier was awarded the Dame Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (DBE). She lived most of her life in Cornwall and died there which is the setting for many of her books.
Descriere
A novel of the loyalties, betrayals and rivalries of a glittering theatrical family - and the secrets they hide. From the author of Rebecca.
Recenzii
One of the last century's most original literary talents
She wrote exciting plots, she was highly skilled at arousing suspense, and she was, too, a writer of fearless originality
A novel about three step-siblings of complicated parentage, growing up wildly in a crazy Bohemian theatrical family, inspired by du Maurier's own . . . intriguing . . . captivating . . . [The Parasites] is unexpected, and fun, and one of her own favourites
Quite different - and somehow more personal than Daphne du Maurier's other novels
Wickedly readable . . . Daphne du Maurier has instinct, with the result that every woman instinctively wants to read her
It was Charles who called us the parasites . . .
No one would choose the Delaneys as their ideal guests. Vain Maria, capricious Niall and self-sacrificing Celia have grown up in the shadow of their famous parents, ferried around Europe from one performance to the next. But beneath the glittering surface of their own artistic careers, old loyalties, rivalries and secrets still bind the half-siblings together - at the expense of all outsiders.
A razor-sharp portrait of a family - and the world of the theatre - The Parasites weaves together humour, poignancy and darkness in one of du Maurier's most personal novels.
'Intriguing, captivating and one of [du Maurier's] favourites' MARGARET DRABBLE
'A writer of fearless originality' GUARDIAN
'A storyteller of cunning and genius' SALLY BEAUMAN
She wrote exciting plots, she was highly skilled at arousing suspense, and she was, too, a writer of fearless originality
A novel about three step-siblings of complicated parentage, growing up wildly in a crazy Bohemian theatrical family, inspired by du Maurier's own . . . intriguing . . . captivating . . . [The Parasites] is unexpected, and fun, and one of her own favourites
Quite different - and somehow more personal than Daphne du Maurier's other novels
Wickedly readable . . . Daphne du Maurier has instinct, with the result that every woman instinctively wants to read her
It was Charles who called us the parasites . . .
No one would choose the Delaneys as their ideal guests. Vain Maria, capricious Niall and self-sacrificing Celia have grown up in the shadow of their famous parents, ferried around Europe from one performance to the next. But beneath the glittering surface of their own artistic careers, old loyalties, rivalries and secrets still bind the half-siblings together - at the expense of all outsiders.
A razor-sharp portrait of a family - and the world of the theatre - The Parasites weaves together humour, poignancy and darkness in one of du Maurier's most personal novels.
'Intriguing, captivating and one of [du Maurier's] favourites' MARGARET DRABBLE
'A writer of fearless originality' GUARDIAN
'A storyteller of cunning and genius' SALLY BEAUMAN