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The Birds and other stories
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The Birds and other stories by Daphne du Maurier
In an excellent, as new, condition. No creases to the cover or spine. All pages are clean and intact. See photos for more details.
About this book:
How long he fought with them in the darkness he could no tell, but at last the beating of the wings about him lessened and then withdrew…
A classic of alienation and horror, ‘The Birds’ was immortalised by Hitchcock in his celebrated film. The five other chilling stories in this collection echo a sense of dislocation and mock man’s sense of dominance over the natural world. The mountain paradise of Monte Verità promises immortality, but at a terrible price; a neglected wife haunts her husband in the form of an apple tree; a professional photographer steps out from behind the camera and into his subject’s life; a date with a cinema usherette leads to a walk in the cemetery; and a jealous father find a remedy when three’s a crowd…
