Last Night I Dreamt - A Personal History of the du Mauriers

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Beschreibung:

'As compelling as any du Maurier mystery - an extraordinary family saga wonderfully told' GYLES BRANDRETH'Daphne du Maurier's many fans will eagerly lap [this book] up ... a warm and intimate tribute' THE TIMES'An unforgettable portrait of Daphne du Maurier' TATIANA DE ROSNAY, author of Manderley ForeverAn intimate, revelatory family biography of the iconic writer Daphne du Maurier and her famous ancestors, by her eldest grandsonBorn into a well-known artistic dynasty, Daphne du Maurier grew up in an atmosphere of carefree privilege - but at a time when women of her class were not expected to have a career. She however defied convention and moved to Cornwall to pursue her ambition to become a writer. There, over six decades, she dreamt up the stories that have sold tens of millions of copies worldwide and still haunt our cultural imagination, including Rebecca, Jamaica Inn and 'The Birds'.

Last Night I Dreamt explores how the turbulence and contradictions of Daphne's own life - spanning war, complex family dynamics, a marriage to a renowned but damaged general, and unrequited love - inspired her writing. It also uncovers the powerful influence of her notable forebears, in particular her domineering father Gerald, the most famous actor-manager of his generation; her grandfather George, a renowned Victorian novelist and cartoonist; and the mistress to the Duke of York, Mary Anne Clarke, another woman who refused to obey the rules.
Paul de Zulueta, Daphne's grandson, has drawn on private family archives, new interviews and his own memories of his grandmother, a woman who was central to his early life. In doing so, he gives us an extraordinary look into the world of Daphne du Maurier with rare closeness and emotional candour, and a moving portrait of one of the great British artistic families of the 19th and 20th centuries.

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Über die Urheberinnen:

Paul de Zulueta is Daphne du Maurier's eldest surviving grandchild, and son of Tessa, Daphne's elder daughter. Inspired by the memory of Daphne's husband, 'Boy' Browning's, distinguished military career, Paul spent his early 20s in the army. He then developed a career in adult education and personal development. Paul started writing in his early 50s and has written obituaries for The Times, book reviews for the Spectator and is a contributing editor to the Household Division Journal. He has written two books published by Osprey Bloomsbury: Peace, War and Whitehall (ghosted memoirs for Field Marshal Lord Guthrie, Tony Blair's chief of defence staff) and Those Must be The Guards (the authorised history of the Household Division 1969- 2023 with a Foreword by The Princess Royal).

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Produktdetails:

• Autor:in: Paul de Zulueta
• Erscheinungsdatum: 03.09.2026
• Sprache: Englisch
• Seitenumfang: 368 Seiten
• ISBN: 9780349020457