My Cousin Rachel
by: Daphne Du Maurier
Amazon description: Orphaned at an early age, Philip Ashley is raised by his benevolent older cousin, Ambrose. Resolutely single, Ambrose delights in Philip as his heir, a man who will love his grand home as much as he does himself. But the cozy world the two construct is shattered when Ambrose sets off on a trip to Florence. There he falls in love and marries—and there he dies suddenly.
Jealous of his marriage, racked by suspicion at the hints in Ambrose's letters, and grief-stricken by his death, Philip prepares to meet his cousin's widow with hatred in his heart.
Despite himself, Philip is drawn to this beautiful, sophisticated, mysterious Rachel like a moth to the flame. And yet . . . might she have had a hand in Ambrose's death?
I am not sure what I thought of this story. I really enjoyed the majority of the book. It just took a really interesting turn in the last couple of chapters. It was not where I thought the story was going at all. It really was kind of dark.
This book was originally written in 1951. It has two film adaptations of it. One in 1952 and the other in 2017.
I listened to this one on audible.
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