The official Daphne du Maurier website, approved by her Estate
One of Daphne du Maurier’s youngest followers writes about Rebecca
The Daphne du Maurier Society of North America has sent us this charming letter so that we, at the Daphne du Maurier website, can share it with you all. It was written by twelve-year-old Madison, who must be one of Daphne du Maurier’s youngest followers.
Madison is the daughter of one of the members of the Daphne du Maurier Society of North America. She watched the movie with her mother’s graduate students at the University of Texas in Austin and afterwards wrote this letter to Rebecca. The letter doesn’t say, but I am assuming it was the original movie starring Joan Fontaine and Lawrence Olivier.
Many of us read Daphne du Maurier’s books when we are young, maybe aged twelve or thirteen, and then return to them again and again later in life. It is a joy to know that youngsters are still interested in and enjoying her work.
Thank you, Madison, for sharing your letter with us.