6/10/2023 0 Comments Jamaica inn goodreads![]() It was inspired by du Maurier's 1930 stay at the real Jamaica Inn, which still exists as a pubin the middle of Bodmin Moor. It is a period pieceset in Cornwallaround 1815. It was later made into a film, also called Jamaica Inn, directed by Alfred Hitchcock. I am most tempted to go back to re-visit Jamaica Inn (1936), as it is now the novel of hers I read the longest ago. Jamaica Innis a novel by the English writer Daphne du Maurier, first published in 1936. However, having also enjoyed re-reads in both my previous years, I think that needs to happen again, too. This will be my third year taking part! Last year, I re-read The Birds & Other Stories (1952) for the event while in 2020 I read the new-to-me The Loving Spirit (1931) AND indulged in a re-read of Rebecca (1938).Īs for my reading this year: Fortuitously, I recently added Castle Dor (1961) to my to-be-read shelf, so that is a definite for the event I think. And once you finish, share what you read on your blog and/or social media, then link it up at Ali’s dedicated review page. ![]() Du Maurier is one of the most famous gothic novelists of all time, up there with Mary Shelley and Bram Stoker. ![]() ![]() To take part you simply just have to read one (or more) of Daphne du Maurier’s wonderful gothic novels her celebrated, historical non-fictions or any of her numerous short stories and collections. I love the movie adaptation of Rebecca in 1940, starring Laurence Olivier and Joan Fontaine, as well as the Jamaica Inn film from 1939, starring one my favorite actresses of all time, Maureen O’Hara. Today I am pleased to share that the lovely Ali, over at Heavenali, is again hosting her brilliant Daphne du Maurier reading event on their shared birthday week: 9th-15th May 2022. ![]()
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