Mrs de Winter

Mrs de Winter
First edition
Author	Susan Hill
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English
Publisher	Sinclair-Stevenson
Publication date	04 Oct 1993
Pages	384
ISBN	1-85619-330-6

Mrs de Winter is a novel by Susan Hill published in 1993. It is the sequel to the novel Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier.^[1]

Summary

Since Manderley burned, tormented Maxim de Winter and his demure second wife have fled the ghosts of a dark, unspoken yesterday. And now they have come home to England, to bury what was and to start anew. But the sensual warmth of a golden autumn cannot mask the chill of a lingering evil. For October's gentle breeze whispers that Rebecca -beautiful, mysterious, malevolent Rebecca- is haunting their lives once more.^[2]

Reviews

Critics have been generally bad, stating that this sequel is not really up to the standard set by the original author, du Maurier. The plot has been regarded as quite dull, without any evolution of the character of Mrs. de Winter in spite of the time lapse. Also, it casts the same characters all over again without the narration being intense and engaging enough. "Throughout the media jamboree attending this sequel, Rebecca's remaining lovers will feel like Mrs Danvers - dour, uncomprehending, and dismissive of the newcomer's ineffective attempts to please".^[3]

References

Fictional works by Susan Hill

Novels

The Enclosure (1961)
Do Me a Favour (1963)
Gentleman and Ladies (1968)
A Change for the Better (1969)
I'm the King of the Castle (1970)
Strange Meeting (1971)
The Bird of Night (1972)
In the Springtime of the Year (1973)
The Woman in Black (1983)
Air and Angels (1991)
The Mist in the Mirror (1992)
Mrs de Winter (1993)
The Service of Clouds (1997)
Corruption
The Going Down of the Sun
The Man in the Picture (2007)
The Beacon (2008)
The Small Hand (2010)

Simon Serrailler crime novels	The Various Haunts of Men (2004) The Pure in Heart (2005) The Risk of Darkness (2006) The Vows of Silence (2008) Shadows in the Streets (2010) The Betrayal of Trust (2011)

Short story collections

The Albatross and Other Stories (1970)
A Bit of Singing and Dancing (1973)
Listening to the Orchestra (1997)
The Boy Who Taught the Beekeeper to Read (2003)