Monthly Book Chat -- Rebecca by Daphne Du Maurier

Described as one of the greatest works of modern Gothic fiction, Daphne du Maurier’s Rebecca continues to captivate readers with its haunting atmosphere and psychological depth. Beneath its suspenseful surface, Rebecca mirrors enduring questions about women’s social roles, self-worth, and the dynamics of patriarchal privilege. Its themes of identity, comparison, and emotional manipulation feel strikingly relevant in our age of social media, where image and authenticity often collide.
Through its exploration of power, relational inequality, and the masks we wear to belong, Rebecca becomes more than a Gothic love story—it is a mirror held up to the complexities of civilization itself.
I’m very much looking forward to reading this novel together and to our next discussion, which I’m sure will be both enjoyable and enlightening.

P.S. I was able to order Rebecca from Amazon for about $4. If you want a 1938 first edition I saw you can get one for as little as $1,500 to as much as $40,000.