Mary Anne - Daphne Du Maurier

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n nThe highly anticipated reissue of the du Maurier classics American fans have been waiting forn nDaphne du Maurier has no equal.n n Sunday Telegraphn n Likely to rank as the author's best book.n n Saturday Reviewn nThis novel catches fire.n n New York Timesn nShe set men's hearts on fire and scandalized a countryn nMaster storyteller Daphne du Maurier evokes the rise and fall of one of her most unforgettable characters.n nAn ambitious, stunning, and seductive young woman, Mary Anne finds the single most rewarding way to rise above her miserable cockney world: she will become the mistress to a royal duke. In doing so, she provokes a scandal that rocks Regency England. Mary Anne glitters with sex, scandal, corruption, and the privileged world of high society.n nBased on the true story of one of du Maurier's own distant relatives, Mary Anne's love of money and the men who spend it embroil her in risks that threaten her very existence.n