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| Jamaica Inn | 
 enlarge | Author: Daphne Du Maurier
Creator: Sarah Dunant
Publisher: Virago Press Ltd
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  15 reviews
Sales Rank: 12229
Media: Paperback
Edition: New edition
Pages: 320
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.6
Dimensions (in): 7.7 x 4.9 x 0.9
ISBN: 1844080390
Dewey Decimal Number: 813
EAN: 9781844080397
ASIN: 1844080390
Publication Date: March 6, 2003
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Dark, rich and atmospheric! October 2, 2008
This book lives up to expectations. It is a gothic tale based in Cornwall where the courage of the 'heroine' (Mary Yellan) is in constant battle with her dark surroundings - Jamaica Inn itself and the isolated moors with their treacherous bogs. There is a sense of panic and peril present throughout the book and you can easily relate to Mary's plight. She suffers terribly in the novel and parts of it seem like a nightmare race against time from which she cannot waken.
Du Maurier has created a heroine designed with a high commitment to morality. Even when she knows she has virtually no chance of success, she will still risk her life in an attempt to protect others more vulnerable than herself - the attempt matters more than the result!
Note though that the ending is not what we would expect in a more 'modern' story - it is an ending that is appropriate for the age when the book was written - bear that in mind when you read it and you won't be disappointed.
 a book I really disliked! July 14, 2008
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This book doesn't resemble at all Rebecca or My cousin Rachel (which I liked); the atmosphere is oppressive and the heroin is always putting herself in danger deliberatly. (as if she had a death wish)
But then, she's attracted by the "hero" (if you can call that a hero) who again and again (at least, he's honest) tells her about all his defects, thaht he's no better than his brother (a real prince of a man, this one), that he's no good...and still she falls in love with him.
Why? I don't know.
But since there's a parallel between this couple and another couple (the aunt and uncle), the reader is meant to understand that she will have a harsh life at the very least...She obsviously chose a bad guy, and will pay it her whole life...most depressing book!
 A really good book May 15, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I don't get that much time to read these days but I started this book this morning and the whole day has been a write-off because I couldn't put it down, which tells you how good a story it is. The family have had to sort themselves out! So curl up on the sofa and treat yourself to a good read.
WOW -- fabulous story, great suspense! January 13, 2008
As this story opens, Mary Yellan's mother dies leaving this young adult on her own in a dangerous time. On her deathbed her mother tells her to go live with her Aunt Patience at an inn called Jamaica Inn near the Cornish coast (Corwall, England). Immediately upon arrival at Jamaica Inn she knows something is wrong since her once colorful Aunt Patience has turned into a simpering wimp and her Uncle Joss Merlyn is a towering cruel character with dubious past and present. Soon Mary learns about criminal activities surrounding Jamaica Inn and it's inhabitants. She is drawn into a mystery so intense and frightening that she'll brave the trecherous moors to escape.
This is one Daphne Du Maurier's best books. Don't miss this tale of twisted greed and terrible peril -- this is an EXCELLENT book that'll keep you up past your bedtime as you won't be able to put this book down! Buy it! This book earned itself a permanent place on my shelf!
A must read September 22, 2007
An excellent read! An atmospheric, gothic and compelling narrative. The only slightly unsatisfactory elements of the narrative were the rather scant exploration of the character and motives of Francis Davey and the rather hurried account of his demise.
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