She created a seamless blend of reality and the world beyond. On the back cover of this edition, there is a quote found in the Daily Telegraph, ‘Du Maurier has no equal.’ The truth of these words can be found in practically every work of hers. His whole being ragged, as it were, in apathy, and he thought, ‘This is the end, there is no escape, no future.’’ He felt himself held, unable to move, and an impending sense of doom, of tragedy, came upon him. ‘’The twins were standing there, the blind one still holding on to her sister’s arm, her sightless eyes fixed firmly upon him.
The premise was way creepier than intended (she ccould have used hypnotism and highly suggestible states to much more intense levels - and I'm glad she didn't.) Would have liked it to be more supernatural than suggestive.
I think it had proven it's point by the first third of the story, and thus it felt drawn out. We learn their desires, their lies, their shortcomings. She didn't and that's a major faux pas for me.Ī group of middle & upper class hypocrites go for a bourgeois vacation on holy lands. Someone may excuse it because our narrator is once again unreliable, but still, if she found a way to show us how an unreliable narrator sees the truth distorted in her short story "The Apple Tree" then she could damn well do it here if she pleased or deemed it needed. I could have done without the casual rape though, or at least I would have liked it if the author acknowleged it as such. Creepy atmosphere and that classic "da da DAAAAM" ending du Maurier writes so well. Fully detailed psychological profile of a young woman. The ending of this tale is easily spoiled for anyone who has read more than 2 lines of her wiki-bio. Oh man, reading about Greece from foreign eyes always feels funny and weird. But, again with du Maurier's spooky short stories this is because these narratives have now become cliches from overuse by movies and shows and games and comics. The story is very predictable, and unfortunatelly this makes the ending feel drawn out and a bit tiresome. The opening banter between the couple felt so sweet and familiar. Notes for each one, so I can recall them later on
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