For most of her adult life she resided primarily in the area around Fowey (except when she left to travel with her husband, F.A.M. Later she rented a local estate, Menabilly, located nearby, which became one of the models for Manderley. After finishing at a school near Paris, she moved into the family home, Ferryside, in the harbor town of Fowey on the Cornish coast. However, she read voraciously, especially in the standard British classics. The du Mauriers were well-established in the artistic world, so Daphne-the middle child of three girls-grew up in a privileged and slightly bohemian environment, one in which she met the famous of the London stage as well as the popular writers of the day.ĭaphne received the usual haphazard education of young women of her class and time. He was also the author of three best-selling novels: Peter Ibbetson, Trilby (with its famous character Svengali), and The Martins.

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