I want to know if men realise when they are insane. Sometimes I think that my br
ain cannot hold together, it is filled with too much horror - too much despair .
..I cannot sleep, I cannot close my eyes without seeing his damned face. If only
it had been a dream.' In 'The Doll', a waterlogged notebook is washed ashore.
Its pages tell a dark story of obsession and jealousy. But the fate of its nar
rator is a mystery. Many of the stories in this haunting collection have only re
cently been discovered.
Most were written early in Daphne du Maurier's career
, yet they display her mastery of atmosphere, tension and intrigue and reveal a
cynicism far beyond her years.
