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The Parasites

by Daphne du Maurier · 1949

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"Wickedly readable... Daphne du Maurier has instinct, with the result that every woman instinctively wants to read her." -New York Times Book Review

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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' past affairs.

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

Genre
historical fictionhistorical fictionMore like thisLess of thisBritish mysteryBritish mysteryMore like thisLess of thismysterymysteryMore like thisLess of thisliterary fictionliterary fictionMore like thisLess of this
Themes
gothicgothicMore like thisLess of thismusicmusicMore like thisLess of thistheatretheatreMore like thisLess of thisfamilyfamilyMore like thisLess of this
Setting
CornwallCornwallMore like thisLess of thisFlorenceFlorenceMore like thisLess of thisEnglandEnglandMore like thisLess of thisBritishBritishMore like thisLess of this
Audience
adult
Length
medium · 352 pages

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