The first edition of the novel was published in 1969, and was written by Daphne du Maurier. She holds her characters close to reality; the past she creates is valid, and her skill in finessing the time shifts is enough to make one want to try a little of the brew himself. Dick's marriage is rocky, he has recently resigned from his London job, and feels pressured by his wife to take a job in her brother's American company. Once Dick gets a taste of Kilmarth & surrounding area he has come attached to the people & especially beautiful Isolda. This book was among the best and has rekindled my interest in this author and I will buy more books by her. I must admit that I love reading stories with a gothic tone, romance & of days long ago. You're listening to a sample of the Audible audio edition. [ by Little, Brown and Company. This story is about a man who takes an experimental drug and goes back in time, As the story progresses, his addiction increases and the side effects become more apparent. This is one of the strangest and most fascinating books I’ve read – with a duel narrative thread of the present day (in this case late 60’s) and the early 14th Century, both of which are gripping in their own right. She had been 'brewing' the story when preparing to move from her beloved Menabilly to the dower house on the estate, Kilmarth, after Philip Rashleigh had decided not to renew her lease. Welcome back. I couldn't with any certainty say that this book is on par with other books I've read by the author over the years, but I did end up enjoying it far more than I initially thought I would. Du Maurier’s only disappointment with The House on the Strand was that a film version was not made. Daphne is one of my favourite authors too, Robin, and I hope to read this one before the end of the year, partly because it was published 50 years ago this year and partly … Start by marking “The House on the Strand” as Want to Read: Error rating book. A secret experimental concoction, once imbibed, allows you to return to the fourteenth century. This story has the main character Dick who time travels to the past post Crusades in the year 1335. Dick's marriage is rocky, he has recently resign. [Will Dick now fully recover and make amends with his wife? 91,113 were here. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. I have been totally smitten with Daphne lately. The House on the Strand. No two are alike, and in this novel she steps into the world of time travel (or maybe she doesn’t). Wonderfully eerie and entertaining book. It was very gruesome in description. Dick his torn between his mundane present life and the excitement of medieval Cornwall. I can't find the reference to it in the book. Please try again. The House on the Strand is a less-known book by Daphne DuMaurier, the woman who gave us Rebecca and Jamaica Inn. In The House on the Strand, Dick Kilmarth experiments with a hallucinogenic drug that transports him back to fourteenth century Cornwall, just before the onset of the Black Death. Book Club Edition. Paperback – Download: Adobe Reader, January 1, 2000, Paperback, Download: Adobe Reader, January 1, 2000, University of Pennsylvania Press; 0 edition (January 1, 2000). "The House on the Strand is prime du Maurier." Buy or sell a house on The Strand, Manhattan Beach. Hardcover. 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