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A review by citykidfarmgirl
The Apple Tree by Daphne du Maurier
4.0
A widower finds he’s happier after his annoying wife’s death… until he notices the apple tree on the front lawn.
I enjoyed this novella by Daphne Du Maurier, author of one of my favorite books, Rebecca. Despite the tag line on the book it is not actually a Christmas story but a ghost story that would have traditionally been told to fill the long dark winter hours, which is exactly what it did for me.
“It was three months after she died that he first noticed the apple tree.”
Is Daphne Du Maurier the master of first lines? Perhaps.
I enjoyed this novella by Daphne Du Maurier, author of one of my favorite books, Rebecca. Despite the tag line on the book it is not actually a Christmas story but a ghost story that would have traditionally been told to fill the long dark winter hours, which is exactly what it did for me.
“It was three months after she died that he first noticed the apple tree.”
Is Daphne Du Maurier the master of first lines? Perhaps.