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The Doll: The Lost Short Stories (Audio CD) (Unabridged)
The Doll The Lost Short Stories - Audio CD - Unabridged Author:Daphne du Maurier, Wanda McCaddon (Narrator) A collection of 13 stories written by Dame Daphne du Maurier before she was 23 years old, The Doll is a valuable part of the author's body of work. It is comprised of eight stories that were published in a small UK volume called Early Stories that is now out of print and five stories that were published in periodicals during the early 1930s,... more » and explores the evolution of the images, themes, and concerns that informed du Maurier's later work - particularly romance gone awry.
It includes stories like 'And Now To God the Father' in which a vicar coaches a young couple divided by class issues, 'Tame Cat' in which an older man falls in love with a much younger woman, and 'And His Letters Grew Colder' a short story told in letters that follows the progression of a relationship through the love letters they send to one another - each story in the collection highlights du Maurier's deep understanding of human nature.