Jo writes a blog, Return of a Native, which covers many literary names and subjects. We started the New Year with an article from one of our favourite contributors, Jo Wing. Whatever you are doing, let’s all say Happy Birthday to Daphne!Ī round-up of what’s been happening at the Daphne du Maurer website during the first three months of 2023Ģ023 has started at quite a pace, with lots of exciting information and news relating to Daphne du Maurier.

If you are in the comfort of your own home, wherever that may be across the world, you might celebrate Daphne’s birthday by reading one of her short stories, making a start on one of her novels, or watching one of the films made from her fiction. Lennie will discuss Virago and her memoir A Bite of the Apple: A Life with Books, Writers and Virago this afternoon.Īlternatively, you might choose to walk to one of the many places in and around Fowey, associated with Daphne du Maurier’s books, or find a cosy place to sit and read something of Daphne’s writing. Lennie is the Chair of feminist publisher Virago Books, the current publisher of Daphne du Maurier’s works. If you are in Fowey today, perhaps because you are attending the Fowey Festival of Arts and Literature, you might decide to come along to see the Lennie Goodings event Virago at 50, which takes place in the Town Hall at 4pm. On this day in 1907, Daphne du Maurier was born, so join us as we celebrate the 116th anniversary of her birth.

The scapegoat by daphne du maurier