Vanishing Cornwall

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There was a smell in the air of tar and rope and rusted chain, a smell of tidal water. Down harbour, around the point, was the open sea. Here was the freedom I desired, long sought-for, not yet known. Freedom to write, to walk, to wander, freedom to climb hills, to pull a boat, to be alone... I for this, and this for me.

Daphne du Maurier (1907-89) was born in London and educated at home and in Paris. She lived most of her life in her beloved Cornwall, the setting for most of her novels.

This classic evocation of du Maurier's beloved home ranks as a work of art ... Reissued with handsome photos by Daphne's son, these glorious accounts, all set against superbly sketched landscapes, still cast their eerie spell * Independent * An eloquent elegy on the past of a county she loved so much * The Times * Cornwall, England ... with its legends of Arthur and Tristan, its intimations of Crete, its history and tales, its trades and peoples ... its perpetual spring ... a likely subject for Miss du Maurier's romance * Kirkus Reviews * Du Maurier has no equal * Sunday Telegraph *