Rebecca's Tale: A Novel

Rebecca’s Tale by Sally Beauman is a haunting companion to Daphne du Maurier’s classic novel Rebecca. Set in April 1951, twenty years after Rebecca’s death and the destruction of Manderley, the story reopens the mystery surrounding the first Mrs. de Winter.

When Colonel Julyan receives an anonymous parcel containing a notebook marked Rebecca’s Tale, along with a childhood photograph and a postcard of Manderley, old questions begin to surface. At the same time, mysterious young scholar Terence Gray arrives looking for answers about Rebecca’s life and death. Together with Julyan’s daughter, Ellie, they begin to uncover conflicting versions of who Rebecca really was.

Was she manipulative and dangerous, or a misunderstood Gothic heroine? And was her death truly suicide—or something darker?

Atmospheric and suspenseful, this novel is ideal for readers who enjoy Gothic fiction, literary mysteries, family secrets, and stories inspired by classic literature.

Hardcover, Very Good