The Birds & Other Stories by Daphne Du Maurier [U.K. TRADE PAPERBACK] 2009
The Birds & Other Stories by Daphne Du Maurier
U.K. IMPORT TRADE PAPERBACK [2009] VIRAGO PRESS
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A classic of alienation and horror, The Birds was immortalised by Hitchcock in his celebrated film. The five other chilling stories in this collection echo a sense of dislocation and mock man's dominance over the natural world. The mountain paradise of 'Monte Verità' promises immortality, but at a terrible price; a neglected wife haunts her husband in the form of an apple tree; a professional photographer steps out from behind the camera and into his subject's life; a date with a cinema usherette leads to a walk in the cemetery; and a jealous father finds a remedy when three's a crowd . . .