Rebecca

All the way through, I was wondering how the mansion Manderley would look like if it was real. A young woman marries an older gentleman, Maxim de Winter. Still, everyone is thinking about his late first wife Rebecca. So the new Mrs de Winter feels unloved and always compared to... weiterlesen All the way through, I was wondering how the mansion Manderley would look like if it was real. A young woman marries an older gentleman, Maxim de Winter. Still, everyone is thinking about his late first wife Rebecca. So the new Mrs de Winter feels unloved and always compared to the first wife. Even the servant Mrs Danvers doesn't make life much easier as she was Rebecca's closest friend. After some time though, the young lady finds out about a dark secret, connected to Maxim and whole Manderley. But will their love overcome all the troubles? Good short story, but I guess I rather prefer the original book for it is longer and therefore much more detailed. weniger

"Rebecca" gehörte schon als Teenager zu meinen Lieblingsbüchern. Als ich kürzlich meine Sprachkenntnisse aufpolieren wollte, fiel mir diese etwas vereinfachte englische Ausgabe samt CDs in die Hände. Toll! Der Text ist sinnvoll gekürzt und durch die CDs hat man die Sprache schnell verinnerlicht.