After Midnight

DISCOVER DAPHNE DU MAURIER AT HER DARKEST . . . '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 will never let you sleep again' LUCY ROSE
'Daphne du Maurier is the Godmother of Fear. A dark and diabolical collection' ALICE SLATER
'No writer has conveyed the sheer strangeness of being human as well as du Maurier' ANDREW MICHAEL HURLEY
'A great gothic writer' KATE MOSSE
'Du Maurier is the mistress of the sleight of hand' MAGGIE O'FARRELL
'Daphne du Maurier is a pioneer of the gothic thriller' FREIDA McFADDEN *** A stunning new collection of thirteen chilling stories by the iconic author of Rebecca, introduced by Stephen King In the twisting alleyways of Venice, a grieving couple catch a glimpse of their lost child.
A woman wakes from an eye operation into a monstrous new reality.
On a sharp winter day, the wind changes - and the birds begin to gather. From murderous desires to supernatural forces, du Maurier's uncanny, provocative and spine-crawlingly terrifying short stories stare into the dark heart of our relationships: between men and women, humanity and nature, love and obsession, the future and the past. Whatever you do, don't look now . . .

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.