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The Birds
and Other Stories
Author: Daphne du Maurier
Narrator: Michael Sinclair, Barbara Rosenblat, Katherine Kellgren, James Langton
Unabridged: 9 hr 15 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Hachette Audio
Published: 01/20/2015
Category: Fiction - Psychological
Synopsis
"Anyone starting this book under the impression that he may sleepily relax is in for a shock...continually provokes both pity and terror." --The Observer (UK) A classic of alienation and horror, The Birds was immortalised by Hitchcock in his celebrated film. The five other chilling stories in this collection echo a sense of dislocation and mock man's dominance over the natural world. The mountain paradise of 'Monte VeritA ' promises immortality, but at a terrible price; a neglected wife haunts her husband in the form of an apple tree; a professional photographer steps out from behind the camera and into his subject's life; a date with a cinema usherette leads to a walk in the cemetery; and a jealous father finds a remedy when three's a crowd . . .