Castle Dor
Daphne Du Maurier author Nina Bawden editor
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Little, Brown Book Group
Published:3rd Jun '04
Should be back in stock very soon
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A masterful recreation of the legend of Tristan and Iseult, set in 19th century Cornwall.
Both a spellbinding love story and a superb evocation of Cornwall's mythic past, Castle Dor is a book with unique and fascinating origins.
It began life as the unfinished last novel of Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch, the celebrated 'Q', and was passed by his daughter to Daphne du Maurier whose storytelling skills were perfectly suited to the task of completing the old master's tale.
The result is this magical, compelling recreation of the legend of Tristan and Iseult, transplanted in time to the Cornwall of the last century. A chance encounter between the Breton onion-seller, Amyot Trestane, and the newly-wed Linnet Lewarne launches their tragic story, taking them in the fateful footsteps of the doomed lovers of Cornish legend . . .
A stunning gem * AMAZON.COM *
All the familiar ingredients of passion, jealousy and tragic love ... novel in the spellbinding du Maurier tradition * MANCHESTER EVENING NEWS *
ISBN: 9781844080670
Dimensions: 149mm x 201mm x 19mm
Weight: 194g
288 pages