The Parasites

By: Daphne Du Maurier

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Paperback | 1 June 2005 | Edition Number 1

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352 Pages

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'When people play the game "Name three or four persons whom you would choose to have with you on a desert island", they never choose the Delaneys. They don't even choose us one by one as individuals. We have earned, not always fairly we consider, the reputation of being difficult guests . . .'

Maria, Niall and Celia have grown up in the shadow of their famous parents - their father, a flamboyant singer and their mother, a talented dancer. Now pursuing their own creative dreams, all three siblings feel an undeniable bond, but it is Maria and Niall who share the secret of their parents' pasts.

Alternately comic and poignant, The Parasites is based on the artistic milieu its author knew best, and draws the reader effortlessly into that magical world.

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Daphne du Maurier was born in 1906 and educated at home and in Paris. She began writing in 1928, and many of her bestselling novels were set in Cornwall, where she lived for most of her life. She was made a DBE in 1969 and died in 1989.

Industry Reviews

One of the last century's most original literary talents - Daily Telegraph

She wrote exciting plots, she was highly skilled at arousing suspense, and she was, too, a writer of fearless originality - Guardian

A tale of dramatic longings with added sex, some of it of an ambiguous nature. . . unexpected, and fun, and one of her own favourites

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