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Daphne Du Maurier

English
1907 – 1989
Dame Daphne du Maurier, Lady Browning, was an English novelist, biographer and playwright. Her parents were actor-manager Sir Gerald du Maurier and his wife, actress Muriel Beaumont. Her grandfather George du Maurier was a writer and cartoonist. Du Maurier spent much of her life in Cornwall, where most of her works are set. As her fame increased, she became more reclusive.
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The Birds

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Daphne du Maurier's The Birds follows Nat Hocken, a disabled war veteran on the Cornish coast, as flocks of birds begin attacking his family and community. Books on the Hill calls it brilliantly written; it is the short story behind Hitchcock's film, and very different from it.

Reviewed Oct 29, 2026

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