The Breaking Point Short Stories - Virago Modern Classics

FROM THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF REBECCA'The apathy of Sunday lay upon the streets. Houses were closed, withdrawn."They don't know," he thought, "those people inside, how one gesture of mine, now, at this minute, might alter their world. A knock on the door, and someone answers - a woman yawning, an old man in carpet slippers, a child sent by its parents in irritation; and according to what I will, what I decide, their whole future will be decided . . . Sudden murder. Theft. Fire." It was as simple as that.'In this collection of suspenseful tales in which fantasies, murderous dreams and half-forgotten worlds are exposed, Daphne du Maurier explores the boundaries of reality and imagination. Her characters are caught at those moments when the delicate link between reason and emotion has been stretched to the breaking point. Often chilling, sometimes poignant, these stories display the full range of Daphne du Maurier's considerable talent.

ISBN:	9781844085750
Publisher:	Little, Brown
Imprint:	Virago
Published date:	07 May 2009
DEWEY:	823.912
DEWEY edition:	22
Language:	English
Number of pages:	289
Weight:	210g
Height:	197mm
Width:	126mm
Spine width:	21mm

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