I'll Never Be Young Again Author:Daphne du Maurier As the son of England's most famous poet, Richard had everything but what he most wanted-- his parents' love. At twenty-one, despairing and defiant, he tries to end his life. Saved in the final moments, Dick, with the sympathetic guidance of his rescuer, begins to take the first faltering steps toward independence. — Traveling to Paris, he find... more »s brief but glorious love with the beautiful and talented Hesta. But it is not until Richard's return to England that he earns a measure of maturity and knows his youth has been well spent.« less