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Woman's Weekly

A sense of PLACE

Good writers not only create gripping plots and convincing characters but often also a powerful atmosphere of landscape. From windswept countryside to bustling cities, these authors all have strong links to distinctive areas, giving their stories an extra-special appeal.

Daphne du Maurier’s Cornwall

‘Last night I dreamt I went to Manderley again’ is the famous opening line of Daphne du Maurier’s gothic novel,. Manderley was inspired,; the wooded banks of the Helford River for; and Tywardreath, which means ‘house on the beach/strand’ in Cornish, for.

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