House on the Strand (Paperback)

from lydia1879

This is a terrible cover, but this is probably my favourite book by Daphne du Maurier so far. The plot is about a guy who travels to his friend's old manor house and takes a drug that allows him to...

from bookaholixanon

An incredible book! Historical fiction and time travel, with a poignant personal narrative surrounding the main protagonist tying the two together. Has du Maurier ever written anything else like th...

from nglofile_reads_2008

I'm struck by how much more I liked this book upon a second reading. It's even more surprising given the lack of truly empathetic characters. The story and structure are well-executed, and I suppos...

from Misfit

"We are all bound, one to the other, through time and eternity". While vacationing at the Cornwall home of old chum Magnus, Richard Young is convinced to act as guinea pig for his friend's latest e...

from sarbow

Time travel - with a twist! Rather than the typical story, where a historic character gets transported to the modern world, (or vise versa)...this one involves a drug that makes the user see what's...