85 Years Of Rebecca: Daphne du Maurier's 'Romantic' Thriller Is A Rebellious Classic That Needs Retelling

At its core, Rebecca is a story of two women, one dead and one alive, told by the meek, unpolished and shy second wife of Maxim de Winter who remains nameless throughout the book.

Rebecca is a 1938 Gothic novel by English author Daphne du Maurier. Alfred Hitchcock made a film on it in 1940 that went on to win the Academy Award. ( Image Source :Getty )

"Last night I dreamt I went to Manderley again." And with these lines, we are ushered into Daphne du Maurier's magnum opus, her gothic thriller, Rebecca. First published in 1938, Rebecca is a book that continues to beguile and charm a new generation of readers who discover it, every few years.  Set in Manderley, a fictional house whose dominant presence echoes throughout the book, Rebecca is a tale of obsession, jealousy, love, luxury and what it meant to be a woman. "Rather macabre",