My Cousin Rachel
Daphne du Maurier
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Behind closed doors [?]
· 63 ratings · 385 pages · Published: 1951
Ambrose's death shortly thereafter, amidst the mysterious letters hinting perhaps at Rachel's implication in his decline, plunges Philip into a vortex of uncertainty and fixation. When Rachel finally visits Cornwall, Philip is mesmerized by her while suspecting torn between admiration for her charm and a growing belief that she may be responsible for his guardian's death.
As the story reveals itself, guilt and not-so-guilty lines further become very blurry; the emotions interlink with suspicion, going on to produce an indistinct, open kind of ending which can only help the readers muse about Rachel's real intentions, the reliability of Philip's narration not taken into account.
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