It is completely against the book cover of the red beauty point into the reading, without the premise of the writer, the premise of the plot, the information transmitted by the cover alone, simply think that it is a female love story about the exotic country, after reading the deep intuition sorry for themselves.
This is definitely a must-read book that transcends the ages. The BBC's legendary classic, which has been remade 10 times in 83 years, was made into a film of the same name by Hitchcock, which shows the power of words.
A Jamaican inn full of sin
Set in the 19th century on the seashore of England, inspired by real history, Jamaican hotels are also real, pirates, murders, smuggling, secrets, robberies, evil, lies... The hotel in the depths of the swamp bears witness to all evil happening, and at the same time become a symbol of terror.
After the early loss of her father, her mother single-handedly supported the family to raise Mary to grow up, and when the mother died, she hoped that her daughter would go to Aunt Perchens, and she promised her mother that she would never renege on her word. The happiness of the past ended from the moment of departure, and the real horror officially began the moment Mary stepped into the Jamaican Hotel.
When the young 23-year-old Mary is involved in the whirlpool of the center of sin, from suspicion to witnessing murder and murder, is she like an aunt to avoid letting go of the same stream, or to break free from the psychological struggle and block the righteous crime in the patriarchal society to end the dirty business of eating people? This dilemma, handed over to today's people, both men and women, I think is an incomparably difficult choice.
Mary, on the other hand, blocked her life, blocked justice and conscience. Some girls are born different and they don't have to change themselves for anyone! Daphne Du mullier's girls have a typical "Du Murière temperament", brave and fearless, bold and rebellious, independent, gentle and delicate, sparkling, different, exuding the awakening power of women who belong to the pursuit of self, breaking free from bondage, and bravely pursuing love.
Brain-burning gothic suspense novel
A gloomy and malicious November dusk. Just one sentence, just a few frames of the film to depict the lens in the mind, into the context, this may be the charm of the text to the realism, a few strokes of the composition is enough to taste endlessly.
Rude and sinister drinking plus domestic violence PUA's uncle, aunt Perzings, who is over-aged, gloomy, frightened, and obedient. The handsome uncle and brother are horse thieves, and the albinism priest in the cloak of God is the biggest mastermind of evil smuggling.
Complex and diverse character modeling, delicate environmental descriptions, psychological activities, suspenseful settings, in terms of setting off a thrilling and romantic atmosphere, the real is more than enough, the same female writers, compared with Agatha, Woolf have their own advantages.
I have always lacked reasoning logic, until the end of the story did not guess who is the real mastermind and the murderer of my uncle and aunt, in fact, the clue is obvious, you smart readers to find it.
Love or Not Love: Follow heart
Aunt Perchens must have loved her uncle very much, how much the uncle loved her aunt, loved some or still loved or did not love at all, could not judge, unequal deformed love, is a shackle to two people, doomed to tragedy.
Love is coming, and you may not be able to help yourself. I don't know whether it's the other person's hand, skin, or smile, but I feel sorry for him in my heart, knowing that it is the brother of the bad guy with the same blood, but he still falls into it.
At the end of the story, when choosing between the free and peaceful Herford Farm or following the bad partner who has wandered around the world, Mary finally chooses to get into Jem's carriage, and after reading it, she will feel worthless for Mary at the first time, she obviously deserves a better partner. But if you think about it, you will understand her decision, in the dialogue with Jem on an equal footing, the adults throw each other the pros and cons, Jem has told him the worst possibility of future life and the stable life she abandoned, with tentative respectful inquiry, ideological reciprocity and the change made by the man, anyone believes that Mary will live a lifelong life with the person who has a heart, and will not repeat the same path as aunt.
The awakening of the feminine consciousness in Mary can still bring strength to more girls in 2022.
Open the book and try to become a better version of yourself.
(Note: The pictures are from the Internet)