After Midnight

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Amid the reflections and twisting alleyways of Venice, a grieving couple are haunted by the past. On a sharp December day, the wind changes – and the birds begin to gather. A group of wartime scientists attempt to capture the power of death, an eye operation reveals a monstrous reality, and a woman returns home to find she doesn’t exist. From murderous desires to supernatural forces, du Maurier’s masterful short stories stare into the dark heart of our relationships: between men and women, humanity and nature, love and obsession, the future and the past.

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DISCOVER DAPHNE DU MAURIER AT HER DARKEST . . .

'Her talent is a bright light that will guide you. These remarkable stories await' STEPHEN KING
'A marvellously dark, unsettling collection. I loved it' SARAH WATERS
'Unputdownable . . . After Midnight will never let you sleep again' LUCY ROSE
'Daphne du Maurier is the Godmother of Fear. A dark and diabolical collection' ALICE SLATER
'No writer has conveyed the sheer strangeness of being human as well as du Maurier' ANDREW MICHAEL HURLEY
'A great gothic writer' KATE MOSSE
'Du Maurier is the mistress of the sleight of hand' MAGGIE O'FARRELL
'Daphne du Maurier is a pioneer of the gothic thriller' FREIDA McFADDEN

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A stunning new collection of thirteen chilling stories by the iconic author of Rebecca, introduced by Stephen King

In the twisting alleyways of Venice, a grieving couple catch a glimpse of their lost child.
A woman wakes from an eye operation into a monstrous new reality.
On a sharp winter day, the wind changes – and the birds begin to gather.

From murderous desires to supernatural forces, du Maurier's uncanny, provocative and spine-crawlingly terrifying short stories stare into the dark heart of our relationships: between men and women, humanity and nature, love and obsession, the future and the past. Whatever you do, don't look now . . .

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Weight 396 g
Dimensions 19.8 × 12.8 × 4.2 cm
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Imprint

Cover

Paperback

Pages

512

Language

English

Edition

|Short stories

Dewey

823.912 (edition:23)

Readership

General – Trade / Code: K

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