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A review by micheleheather
Rebecca's Tale by Sally Beauman
4.0
I read Daphne du Maurier's "Rebecca" in seventh grade, and was immediately enamored with it, so I was hesitant at first to read a "sequel" to it written by a different author.
But Beauman handles this surprisingly well - it is set 20 years after the end of "Rebecca," and the main characters are ones of her own invention (or who were such minor characters in du Maurier's book that they are basically Beauman's invention).
The premise: a neighbor of the de Winters and his daughter are still examining Rebecca's mysterious death 20 years later. A man comes to town, also researching Rebecca's death, and they reluctantly join forces to get to the bottom of the mystery.
This book was suspensful and full of mystery. It was also well-written, with nicely developed characters that, for me, augmented rather than detracted from my original reading of "Rebecca."
But Beauman handles this surprisingly well - it is set 20 years after the end of "Rebecca," and the main characters are ones of her own invention (or who were such minor characters in du Maurier's book that they are basically Beauman's invention).
The premise: a neighbor of the de Winters and his daughter are still examining Rebecca's mysterious death 20 years later. A man comes to town, also researching Rebecca's death, and they reluctantly join forces to get to the bottom of the mystery.
This book was suspensful and full of mystery. It was also well-written, with nicely developed characters that, for me, augmented rather than detracted from my original reading of "Rebecca."