Rebecca by Daphne Du Maurier

My book, Rebecca, is written as a flashback but it started out when the protagonist is dreaming about Manderley, a place where she once lived. The protagonist hints the reader about her life but does not directly describe what is happening and how her and her husband went from living in a mansion to living in a dull, little hotel. Since the author, Daphne Du Maurier, did not start the book at the beginning of the protagonist's story, the reader will have many unanswered questions; the reader is left with a huge curiosity and a questioning mind about this protagonist and her story.

Then the story starts from when the protagonist is young and traveling with Mrs. Van Hopper. This is where the romance starts because the story explains how the protagonist meets her husband, Maxim de Winter, the owner of the famous estate known as Manderley, who mourns for his wife,Rebecca, who died a year ago. From here we see a lot of romantic action like enjoying beautiful views together, giving gifts, reading poetry, and sweet talking. "You have blotted out the past for me, you know, far more effectively than all the bright lights of Monte Carlo. But for you I should have left long ago, gone on to Italy, and Greece, and further still perhaps. You have spared me all those wanderings. (40)"

In the next few chapters, the protagonist and Maxim got married, as she was about to leave Monte Carlo and she moves in to Manderley, where she met the housekeeper, Mrs. Danvers and other servants.

In the beginning, before the flashback, we know that Mrs.Danvers always compares the protagonist to Rebecca. This shows that the protagonist has a link or similarity to Rebecca and since the reader knows it is a mystery/suspense story, we expect the protagonist to follow the steps of Rebecca to the end.

I do enjoy reading this book because it consist of the two genre I wanted to explore: Romance and Mystery. Knowing that this is a Romance Suspense story, I expect the character who is in a relationship to die.