Frenchman's Creek [Paperback]

<strong>"Highly personalized adventure, ultra-romantic mood, and skillful storytelling." —New York Times</strong><p><em>DAPHNE DU MAURIER'S LOST CLASSIC; AN ELECTRIFYING TALE OF LOVE AND SCANDAL ON THE HIGH SEAS.</em></p><p>Jaded by the numbing politeness of Restoration London, Lady Dona St. Columb revolts against high society. She rides into the countryside, guided only by her restlessness and her longing to escape.</p><p>But when chance leads her to meet a French pirate, hidden within Cornwall's shadowy forests, Dona discovers that her passions and thirst for adventure have never been more aroused. Together, they embark upon a quest rife with danger and glory, one which bestows upon Dona the ultimate choice: sacrifice her lover to certain death or risk her own life to save him.</p><p><strong>Frenchman's Creek</strong>is the breathtaking story of a woman searching for love and adventure who embraces the dangerous life of a fugitive on the seas.</p><p><strong>Daphne du Maurier</strong>was born in London in 1907, the second daughter of a famous stage actor and actress. Her first novel was published in 1931, but it was her 1938 novel Rebecca which made her one of the most successful writers of her time. Alfred Hitchcock's adaptation of the book won the Best Picture Oscar in 1940, and he used her material again for his classic The Birds. In 1969, Du Maurier was created a Dame of the British Empire.</p><p>At the age of 81, Du Maurier died at home in her beloved Cornwall, the region that had been the setting for many of her books.</p><p>One</p><p>W hen the east wind blows up Helford river the shining waters become troubled and disturbed and the little waves beat angrily upon the sandy shores. The short seas break above the bar at ebb-tide, and the waders fly inland to the mud-flats, their wings skimming the surface, and calling to one another as they gl³Y