Daphne du Maurier and her Sisters | 
pickI love biographies of writers, esp early 20th century, and I loved this - but it won‘t be everyone‘s jam. Dunn gets most of her material from Angela and Daphne‘s autobiographies and letters, there is very little on Jeanne - even so it is fascinating to see how the sisters stories play out from their cosseted and privileged, yet strangely cold childhoods through to adulthood, careers, WW2 and so MANY love affairs.
Centique If you like biographies and the thorough examination of themes in a creative life you might enjoy it too. The paintings are by Dod Procter - a friend of the du Mauriers- I fell down a rabbit hole looking up various authors, actors and artists they knew! 5y
batsy I love those paintings. And the bio definitely sounds like my jam! I see I already have it stacked 🙂 5y
Cathythoughts I‘m not big on biographies... but you have made me want to read this one 👍🏻✨stacked 5y
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erzascarletbookgasm Sounds good, and I love the cover & paintings. 5y
LeahBergen I think I‘d like this one. Stacked! 👏🏻👏🏻 5y
Centique @LeahBergen oh good - yes I think you would like it too! There are better biographies of Daphne I think, but is is interesting contrasting her life and her choices with her sisters. Such a fascinating time in the world with women breaking free from traditional roles too! 5y
Centique @batsy @Cathythoughts I think I like biographies more than memoirs because they‘re less emotional and more analytical. I‘m often happier taking a “helicopter view” of a person from history - than I am feeling right in the thick of things. So that‘s just a caveat Cathy in case it‘s a bit dry!! 😂 5y
Centique @erzascarletbookgasm this painter (of the flowers) Dod Procter did some amazing portraits of women too - I‘m shocked I hadn‘t heard of her before. 5y
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