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Scapegoat First edition
Daphne Du Maurier
Scapegoat First edition
Daphne Du Maurier
Ever since Rebecca, Daphne du Maurier has regularly disconcerted those critics who seem to assume that, to be great, a writer must be dull, obscure, and pretentious. The Scapegoat, which is none of these, is both an unashamed best-seller and by any test, a great novel. The extraordinary story takes hold of the reader and never lets go; the setting in a French chateau in these times is wholly real; the prose is simple and assured; and finally, the characters speak, act, and react precisely as they would have done in that family network of hatred, deceit, and jealousy. In particular the portrait of a neurotic child is exquisitely drawn. By an intriguing device the role of scapegoat for the sins of a charming, idle, and destructive French aristocrat and his family is thrust upon a lonely English traveller. His personality sets off a series of dramatic reactions, in which the author reveals a perfect comprehension of the chemistry of human nature.
Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
Released | December 1, 1977 |
ISBN13 | 9780884111498 |
Publishers | Amereon Ltd |
Pages | 348 |
Dimensions | 150 × 220 × 30 mm · 576 g |
Language | English |
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