Today is the 100th anniversary of the birth of novelist, Daphne du Maurier. Readers of this site may be interested in a piece I wrote on the author in A Literary Life.

Although dead for eighteen years, du Maurier’s popularity never ceases, with her beautifully written — and often quite frightening — novels, continually appealing to new generations of readers.

Dame Daphne led a colourful and controversial life, which the BBC celebrated in style last night, with a feature length film drama on BBC 2, starring Geraldine Somerville as Daphne.

Read the article here .