My Cousin Rachel

Author: Daphne du Maurier

I threw the piece of paper on the fire. She saw it burn…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 come to love his grand house as much as he does himself. But the cosy world the two have constructed is shattered when Ambrose sets off on a trip to Flo….Read More

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