Rebecca book club notes

Theres nothing better than gathering with good friends and great wine to discuss a lovely book. Whether youre a plotter or a pantser, youre simply going to have to keep track of some details, especially if your book deals with the passage of time. Indeed, it is rebecca s name that echoes throughout the book, over and over. Her short fiction was featured in the best american short stories anthology in 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011, and. Rebecca study guide contains a biography of daphne du maurier, literature essays, quiz questions, major themes, characters, and a full summary and analysis. University of queensland press is an australian publishing house. The most important point of comparison between rebecca and its related literary works is its strong gothic atmosphere. Praise rebecca makkais the great believers is a page turner among the first novels to chronicle the aids epidemic from its initial outbreak to the presentamong the first to convey the terrors and tragedies of the epidemics early years as well as its course and repercussionsan absorbing and emotionally riveting story about what its like to live during times of crisis. We look forward to reading your classics book club.

Rebecca is a 1938 gothic novel by english author dame daphne du maurier. Youll also find printable book club questions at the end of this post to bring to. The immortal life was selected for the first nonfiction edition of the atlantics 1book140 reading club. The writing is beautiful, heartfelt, the descriptions evocative, the sense of time and place exquisite. March 6, 2020 parkside 23 2300 pilgrim square drive, brookfield 6 p. Rebecca stonehills debut, the poets wife is a beautiful and powerful book. The gothic novel was a popular english genre in the 18th and 19th centuries. Rebecca is often considered a retelling of charlotte brontes jane eyre. After finishing the book i am still not sure how i feel about it. Im happy to share some ideas for hosting a book club for the dinner list with my best dinner party tips and book discussion questions all in one place. Rebecca wests the return of the soldier is junes book her private life is these days better known than her novels, but the centenary of her debut is a good time to revisit a bold.

I feel like its a book that can start a great conversation at a first book club meeting. Hitchcock makes his customary cameo in rebecca by appearing outside a phone booth. Lawyer and author james sexton if youre in my office, its already too late is back on the stacks to discuss good and mad by rebecca traister. Throughout the engrossing story, the characters experience much and as a result, the characters undergo both temporary and lifealtering changes to their thoughts, beliefs and behavior. Find summaries for every chapter, including a rebecca chapter summary chart to help you understand the book. Gabrielle zevin, new york times bestselling author of the storied life of a. Daphne du maurier always said her novel rebecca was a study in jealousy seventyfive years after daphne du maurier published rebecca. We read rebecca for our book club this month, my choice as hostess because i have always wanted to read the book. Ive found that the best book club discussion questions are ones that are openended and that get people to share their personal opinions. This study guide consists of approximately 81 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of rebecca. Jeff and rebecca talk about five candidates for the next installment of book nerd movie club and ask readers to vote for a winner. Ben is the only character to describe rebecca in a negative light from the very beginning of the book. Founded as a traditional university press, uqp has since branched into publishing books for general readers in the areas of fiction, nonfiction, poetry, indigenous writing and youth literature. Inspired by daphne du mauriers rebecca, book clubs will love this suspenseful novel set in the glamorous new york hamptons.

The silent book club, a global meetup for introverts, now connects them remotely books a book club for people who dont like book clubs, founded in 2012 in san francisco and now boasting six. It is a gorgeous book darkly inventive and haunting with layer upon layer of ambiguity. Rebecca book club edition by du maurier, daphne published. As i sat there with sand in my toes, i was also contemplating how to better interact with all of you, as opposed to just writing. Episode 368 help us pick the next book nerd movie club episode jeff oneal. Of happening upon a book youve never heard of, reading it, and absolutely loving it. For most of the novel, rebecca is on the verge of overpowering the heroine, and the heroine seems in danger of losing herself altogether. Studying this novel expands the exploration of numerous jewish values, including. The poets wife by rebecca stonehill reading guidebook. This discovery prompts maxim to tell the heroine the truth.

Even the book mention how they have to stick to convention, which is a annoying how maxiam never divorced rebecca and dangerous resulting death of rebecca social norm. We are very happy to be returning to parkside 23 in brookfield. Discussion questions use our litlovers book club resources. Find resources for your book club, whether it meets in your living room or across cyberspace. Pages can include considerable notesin pen or highlighterbut the notes cannot obscure the text.

We meet in a private facebook group and chat about a new book every month. In each of the roles denoted by that namewife, society hostess, mistress of manderleyshe feels eclipsed by the memory of her predecessor. In our discussion for the stacks book club we talk about intersectional fe. Summary last night i dreamt i went to manderley again so the second mrs. Rebecca is the novel that made daphne du maurier famous and that remains her bestknown work. Whether its given you goose bumps or just an unsettled feeling, rebecca is one book with so much to discuss. The winters book club notes penguin books australia. Du maurier completed the novel shortly after she and her husband returned to england, after making a few crucial changes.

An exlibrary book and may have standard library stamps andor stickers. It concerns an unnamed young woman who impetuously marries a wealthy widower, only to discover that he and his household are haunted by the memory of his late first wife, the title character. Rebecca study guide from litcharts the creators of. We announce the book selection on the first monday of the month and discuss on the. What are some symbols that represent each character in the book rebecca. And thats just about every book ever writtenwhether its only one day throughout the whole book or a number of years, or even decades or centuries.

Indeed, it is rebeccas name that echoes throughout the book, over and over. Want to see these questions in action, and join a fun monthly online book club no awkward silences, promise. Last week i spent my days with my family down at duck, north carolina. This study guide consists of approximately 81 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more everything you need to sharpen your. Rebecca was alfred hitchcocks second film based on a du maurier novel the first was jamaica inn, and his first hollywood production. You can just give us your thoughts, or you can use our discussion questions as a guide. Daphne du mauriers son is quoted as saying that his mother was keen on the idea of beaming down and of people reinhabiting others. Rebecca makkai is the chicagobased author of the story collection music for wartime, as well as the novels the hundredyear house a bookpage best book of 2014 and winner of the chicago writers association award and the borrower a booklist top ten debut. Delve deeper into the books making the charts, and get tips for keeping your reading group engaged. Rebecca book club printable the house that lars built. The suggested questions are intended to help your reading group find new and interesting angles and topics for your discussion. Daphne du maurier always said her novel rebecca was a. Chapter summary for daphne du mauriers rebecca, page 1.

Rebecca daphne du maurier, 1938 harpercollins 384 pp. I think i was expecting more intrigue, more ghostly experiences in the book. Introduction i have five words for rebecca serles the dinner list. And of course, no vacation would be complete without some beach reading. Rebecca is a novel by daphne du maurier that was first published in 1938. On the afternoon in question, van hopper calls for the narrator, who is working as her servant and companion at the time, and tells her to. Rebecca, a novel written by daphne du maurier illustrates this point. When divers swim near the grounded ship, they find the wreckage of rebeccas sailboat, with rebeccas dead body in the hold. Bookpage named the immortal life a top pick for book clubs, calling it a deeply intimate look at one familys efforts to claim its legacy.

And then going out and telling ten other people about the incredible experience. The narrator remembers the afternoon, years ago, when mrs. Danvers, the fictional estate manderley, and its opening lines. This study guide aims to provide material to help in the preparation of a lesson, unit, or book club discussion about the novel. How to discuss a book helpful discussion tips generic discussion questionsfiction and nonfiction readthinktalk a guided reading chart also consider these litlovers talking points to help get a discussion started for rebecca 1. Hollywood film, rebecca, based on the book rebecca and starring.

Unforgettable, an epic tale peopled with characters so vivid they jump off the pages and take residence in your heart. It wasnt what i was expecting but, i am not even sure what i was expecting. A bestseller, there were 2,829,3 copies of rebecca sold between its publication in 1938 and 1965, and the book has never gone out of print. This woman, our narrator, is dreaming of returning to a place called manderley, but she and the man shes with can never go back. If youre ready to start a book club, heres 40 of the best book club questions, for fiction and nonfiction alike. Actually, the opposite of rebecca if a person can have an opposite youll see why in a minute. Summary read a plot overview of the entire book or a chapter by chapter summary and analysis.

She states it with a little bit of an edge, her words just bordering on cursive. In a novel of this kind, a young protagonist, almost always female, is summoned to live at a mysterious, imposing manor house, where she has to contend with intimidating new. I may be biased, but moms book nook is the best online moms book club youll find. Rebecca is a novel by english author daphne du maurier. Why did daphne du maurier choose to name rebecca after a character who never appears as a living person in the book. The film won an academy award for best cinematography and best picture, and was the only hitchcock film to win that distinction. Classics book clubrebecca by daphne dumaurier hope is the word says. Men explain things to me at haymarket books men explain things to me is a 2014 book by rebecca solnit, published by haymarket books. Rebecca was a malevolent, wicked woman, who lived a secret life and carried on multiple affairs, including one with her cousin, jack favell. The corpselike mrs danvers is arguably the most passionate character in the book and the shy narrator who supposedly acts as the heroine of the novel pales to a rather shifty furtiveness in comparrison with the tempestuous and wild rebecca. According to, the immortal life is consistently in the top 10 book club picks of 2011.