Any similar books to 'Rebecca'? Brilliant mystery/romance?

Hi, I read Rebecca by Daphne Du Maurier and loved it! Is there anything similar which is written in that era which has a good story of romance/mystery etc?



I'd appreciate any advice on similar favourite books like this :-)

Any similar books to 'Rebecca'? Brilliant mystery/romance?
If you like Daphne Du Maurier...

Read-alikes:



Though Nathaniel Hawthorne's writing style is more literary and sometimes didactic (an area du Maurier never visited), du Maurier fans will be attracted to his sinister atmospheres and haunting tales. Readers will enjoy Hawthorne's romantic, suspenseful novels and often macabre short stories. "Rappacini's Daughter" is every bit the spine-chilling Gothic Romance, and The House of the Seven Gables relates the dark history of the Pyncheon family.



Du Maurier fans will find plenty to sink their teeth into in the work of Anya Seton. Seton shares with du Maurier a straightforward, engrossing writing style, gripping plotlines, and strong characterization. In addition, many of her novels sport foreboding atmospheres and some are tinged with the Gothic. Those who loved The House on the Strand will fly through Seton's time-slip novels such as The Green Darkness, and fans of du Maurier's Historical and Romantic aspects will enjoy The Winthrop Woman and others. Those who enjoyed Rebecca will especially want to read Dragonwyck, in which the young, unsophisticated Miranda, sent as a governess to the Dragonwyck estate, becomes the second wife of the aristocratic, mysterious Nicholas van Ryn.



Philippa Gregory has mastered the art of crafting captivating Historical as well as Contemporary Fiction, and du Maurier readers will enjoy her straightforward, animated writing style and compelling stories. Gregory also shares du Maurier's strong characterization and romantic viewpoint. The Wideacre Trilogy will appeal to readers who crave a strong sense of place, the generational, historic, preternatural, and dark themes revolving around spiritual connections and doubles. In The Wise Woman, Gregory recounts the chilling tale of Alys, a young woman who walks the thin, deadly line between healer and witch in 16th Century England, and The Little House is a compelling Contemporary novel of Psychological Suspense.



Booker prize nominee Robert Goddard shares du Maurier's clear, resonant prose and psychological intensity. Spiritual connections eerily transcending the boundaries of time is the focus of Caught in the Light, and Past Caring intertwines the present with the past to create a haunting Historical Suspense story flavored with elements of the romantic.



Though she has a more formal and less adventurous feel than du Maurier, Carol Goodman's creepy novels are highly atmospheric, feature a strong sense of place, often incorporate elements of the preternatural, and have strong connections to the past. In The Ghost Orchid, a novelist delves into the past of the mysterious Victorian mansion where she is staying, and Goodman combines art, madness, murder, and suspense in the nostalgically Gothic The Drowning Tree.





on a personal note...I love both Anya Seton and Phillipa Gregory's work
Reply:If you like Rebecca, which I did (!), try some more of Du Maurier's books. Ones I have loved are:

The House on the Strand - wow, right up the last sentence!

My Cousin Rachel

The Scapegoat

Jamaica Inn



I also enjoy Norah Lofts' books:

The House Series -- The Town House, The House at Old Vine, and The House at Sunset.

She writes very good historical fiction - romance and murder abound!