Daphne du Maurier Reading Week

6 Comments / Uncategorized / By Mary Daniels Brown / May 12, 2020

It’s Daphne du Maurier Reading Week, hosted by HeavenAli over on her blog.

Since I’d been wanting to read more works by Daphne du Maurier anyway—and had even bought the books—I knew I wanted to participate in this when I saw the announcement on her blog.

I have to admit that my planning didn’t work out correctly (I blame the glitch on COVID-19). Here I am on Tuesday of Daphne du Maurier Reading Week, and I’m still finishing up a long book that I started late last week. Therefore, I may have to extend my reading and writing for #DDMreadingweek into next week, but I do intend to participate, though belatedly.

These are the books I intend to read:

vase of roses with 3 books by Daphne du Maurier: The Scapegoat, The House on the Strand, The Birds and Other Stories

The Scapegoat
The Birds and Other Stories
The House on the Strand

Thanks to HeavenAli for hosting this event.

And now, I must get back to finishing that other book . . .

About The Author

Mary Daniels Brown

My mother always insisted that, as soon as I was old enough to sit up, she’d find me in my crib after my nap babbling away, with a Little Golden Book on my lap. I’ve had my nose in a book ever since. I grew up in a small town, with the tiny town library literally in my backyard. As an only child in an unhappy home, I found comfort and companionship in books. As an adult I wanted to be Harry Potter, although I admit I’m more Hermione. My life has been a series of research projects. Reading has taught me that human lives are deliciously messy and that “it’s complicated” isn’t a punchline.

6 thoughts on “Daphne du Maurier Reading Week”

heavenali
May 12, 2020 at 2:03 PM

I really hope you enjoy your reading, an extension to the reading week sounds like a good idea.
Liz Gauffreau
May 12, 2020 at 4:04 PM

The only one of these three I’ve read is The Birds and Other Stories.
Café Society
May 13, 2020 at 12:49 AM

The House on the Strand Is excellent. I set it for a summer school several years ago when we were looking at books that took place in more than one time period and everybody enjoyed it very much. I hope you do too.
1. Mary Daniels Brown
  May 13, 2020 at 12:22 PM
  
  This will be a reread for me. I read it long, long ago and remember only the time travel aspect. I’ve come to appreciate time travel more lately than I did when I was young, so I thought I’d take another look at this novel. Thanks for reading and commenting.
Sandra
May 13, 2020 at 2:12 AM

I hope to write about The House on the Strand before the week has passed but don’t count on it! Despite being a huge du Maurier fan, I didn’t particularly enjoy this one unlike Cafe Society and her group. I wonder what you will make of it 🙂
1. Mary Daniels Brown
  May 13, 2020 at 12:24 PM
  
  I thought about you, Sandra, when I discovered Daphne du Maurier Reading Week because I remember your posts about the writer. I’m looking forward to reading more of her works. And I should probably, at some point, also read a biography. So many books . . .