After Midnight

DISCOVER DU MAURIER AT HER DARKEST

A stunning collection of thirteen chilling stories from the Godmother of Fear, introduced by international bestseller Stephen King.

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'Her talent is a bright light that will guide you. These remarkable stories await' STEPHEN KING

'A marvellously dark, unsettling collection. I loved it' SARAH WATERS

'Unputdownable . . . After Midnight promises to never let you sleep again' LUCY ROSE

'Daphne du Maurier is the Godmother of Fear' ALICE SLATER

'This superb collection is menacing, moody and mendacious on every page . . . Roll on autumn evenings to curl up with this' DAILY MAIL

'An ideal autumn read' THE SUN, PICK OF THE WEEK

'These stories are the work of a protean, restless, and rather dangerous spirit . . .They are wild at heart, like the woman who made them' SLATE

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On a sharp December day, the wind changes - and the birds begin to gather.

In the twisting alleyways of Venice, a grieving couple catch a glimpse of their lost child.

A woman returns home to find no trace of her existence.

From the inimitable imagination of Daphne du Maurier, these thirteen stories pierce to the dark heart of our relationships: between men and women, humanity and nature, love and obsession, the future and the past. Uncanny, provocative and spine-crawlingly terrifying, these tales will keep you up long after midnight. Whatever you do, don't look now . . .

PRAISE FOR DAPHNE DU MAURIER:

'Masterful, troubling and wickedly seductive' Sarah Perry

'Du Maurier is mistress of the sleight of hand in fiction' Maggie O'Farrell

'She was able to make worlds in which people and even houses are mysterious and mutable, not as they seem' Olivia Laing

'The master of slow-burning menace' Stacey Halls

'Daphne du Maurier remains the indisputable queen of the sophisticated literary thriller . . . often imitated and never, ever surpassed' Laura Shepperson

'A glittering collection of dark gems . . . Du Maurier was the queen of creepiness, and a writer of extraordinary talent. These stories will introduce you to her dark imaginings and keep you up well into the night. Do have nightmares. They'll be good ones' Anna Mazzola

About the Author

Daphne du Maurier (1907-1989) was born in London, England. In 1931 her first novel, The Loving Spirit was published. A biography of her father and three other novels followed, but it was the novel Rebecca that launched her into the literary stratosphere and made her one of the most popular authors of her day. In 1932, du Maurier married Major Frederick Browning with whom she had three children.

Many of du Maurier's bestselling novels and short stories were adapted into award-winning films, including Alfred Hitchcock's The Birds and Nicolas Roeg's Don't Look Now. In 1969, du Maurier was awarded the Dame Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (DBE). She lived most of her life in Cornwall and died there which is the setting for many of her books.