A review by cleomancer
The Doll: The Lost Short Stories by Daphne du Maurier

4.0

When I first saw this book in the bookshop I wasn't quite sure whether buy it or not, as I thought that usually the early works of different huge authors are not even worth reading. Well, I was really surprised, as eventually I liked these short stories even better than Rebecca. They show how much knowledge of the emotions and feelings of both sexes Daphne du Maurier actually had, which is really surprising, regarding her young age. Also, she managed to make these stories complete and profound in only 15-30 pages. My personal favorite is the last one. I really liked that du Maurier never said something about the character being bad or selfish, we come to the decision on our own while reading the story of the woman. She actually thought that she is always the one who suffers and didn't deserve it, while during her whole life she always manipulated with people, starting from her parents, to get what she wants. Most of all I liked the way she always emphasized on the great location of her aunt's house in London.