Sally Beauman

Rebecca's Tale (2007)

I’ve recently read the three novels that are continuations or, or inspired by, Daphne Du Maurier’s ‘Rebecca’. Of the three – ‘The Other Rebecca’ by Maureen Freely, ‘Mrs De Winter’ by Susan Hill and ‘Rebecca’s Tale’ by Sally Beaumann, the first prize must go to Beaumann. She keeps the voice of the...

The Sisters Mortland (2007)

I wanted to really love this book. The book summary set the stage for a novel I would really enjoy, alluding to a dark family tragedy that compounds already complicated relationships. I expected a careful interweaving of events and people - a book that was haunting in its complexity, a bit like E...

Lovers and Liars (1995)

Sextet (1998)