Rebecca: Daphne Du Maurier

The beautiful, popular Rebecca made Manderley the showpiece of the county. Rebecca, who knew how to 'dress', whose social invitations were sought... Yet even a year after her mysterious death, Rebecca's influence still rules. Maxim de Winter's shy new bride does not know how - or if - she can ever escape the lengthening shadow of Rebecca nor deal with the obsessions of Mrs. Danvers, the housekeeper who makes a shrine of Rebecca's sumptuous room and who still worships Rebecca...