Rebecca

Reader reviewed by Kayla McKnight

In the book Rebecca a girl unnamed, but soon to be known as Mrs. De Winter, by the author goes through a harsh time because she has no family and is an apprentice to a not so nice women named Mrs. Van Hopper. Soon while Mrs. Van Hopper is stuck in bed the narrator meet Mr. De Winter. Later on, Mr. De Winter and the narrator ,in an awkward way, get in a relationship. Mr. De Winter comes from the great Manderley in Southern France, so the narrator now live a different life with Mr. De Winter and many servants. In Manderley, the now, Mrs. De Winter must face criticism, her own self consciousness, and most importantly the old Mrs. De Winter, who is also known as Rebecca. This book is slow and takes quite a while to get to the point. Honestly I was not into the book till the very end. This suspenseful Cinderella story may take a while to get into but I say stick it through because it has an awesome twist at the end. 

Reader reviewed by mlecompt

A young woman has just married Maxim de Winter, a widower, and moved to his estate in the English country-side. While they were gloriously happy on their honeymoon, at home tension starts to mount as the new bride feels she can never measure up to Maxim's first wife.

This book was very suspenseful in a slow burn kind of way. Du Maurier starts with the tension early on and never lets up until the end. I found it very easy to relate to the new Mrs. de Winter and her concerns about taking over a household from a beloved predecessor without a clue how to run an estate. There is a lot of scene setting in this book which allows the reader to easily envision the setting, which is very important to the plot. Highly recommended.

Reader reviewed by erica

I'm not one for classics, they tend to drag on and loose my intrest but Daphne Du Maurier's Rebecca is a trully an exception. Rebecca is narrated by a timid young lady, barely an adult, who is left alone in the world after the death of her parents. Through accidental circumstances she meets Maxim de Winter, a wealthy widower and master of Manderley, a country house on England's coast. When this young lady - we never learn her name - enters de Winter's world, she is inevitably compared to Rebecca, de Winter's former wife. At the same time, a maritime accident reveals much about de Winter, Rebecca, and Manderley itself. This novel explores some popular themes like the troubles of wealthy people, and love. Du Maurier created some wonderful characters, including the nameless protagonist, who is definitely the heroine of shy people everywhere. She also offers some pretty good plot surprises. Rebecca might be summer reading, but it is good summer reading.

Reader reviewed by Ellen

If you have a lot of time, and want to get wrapped up in a story with beautiful language and a twisting plot, READ REBECCA!

The story is told by the main character, whos name we never learn. She is having a flashback about the events of what happened when she suddenly fell in love with and married an extremely rich man, Mr. De Winter, and moved to Manderly (a huge mansion estate) with him.


At Manderely, the narrator (Mrs. De Winter) is constantly reminded of Mr. De Winter's previous wife who died in a tragic drowning accident, Rebecca. Beautifull, witty, intelligent Rebecca. It seems to Mrs. De Winter that her husband never got over Rebecca's death, nor did the servants of Manderly and everyone else around them, who are still loyal to her. Rebecca continues to control Manderly, directly from the grave.


As the narrator continues to live at Manderly, she discovers terrible secrets that shock her and the readers.


Warning, this book is NOT a light read, but it was great nontheless. It's a "gothic" novel & I highly reccomend it.

Reader reviewed by Scarlet

This is the engaging tale of how a young newlywed must live in the world of her husband's dead wife. The second Mrs De Winter (her first name is never given) uncoveres a secret that could send her husband to jail and unlock the secret of Manderly.

Rebecca is a truly remarkable book in its supense. Though the book lags at times, the ending twistt makes up for it all.

Reader reviewed by Fiona Flamingo

Rebecca is story about the haunting of a first wife in the Manderly Mansion. The book is suspenseful and told through the eyes of the second wife, who wants to discover more about the mysterious Rebecca. It's a mysterious, bone-chilling romance, filled with fire, secrets and ultimately murder.
I enjoyed this tale immensley for its plot was swift, charcters, real and style intruiging.
I recommend it highly.

Reader reviewed by Hilary

I read the book cover to cover. It was so suspenseful! I couldn't stand to put it down! It's the story about the second wife of a rich widower whose first wife died in a boat accident but the housekeeper was her best friend and keeps on creeping the second wife out. The second wife has no name. It is creepy but good!

Reader reviewed by L. Eustace

A young woman marries a man and moves to his estate, only to be hated and threatened by another woman, her husband's dead wife. "Rebecca" has been said to closely resemble the story of Jane Eyre, but this one is more twisted and dark. This book is still too young to be declared a classic, but as time passes, it will become a classic.