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Jamaica Inn

By: Daphne Du Maurier
Narrated by: Kathryn Drysdale
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About this listen

A brand-new recording of the classic work, narrated by Kathryn Drysdale, star of Bridgerton and The Windsors.

An unforgettable story of murder, mystery and passion, from the bestselling author of Rebecca.
No human being could live in this wasted country and remain like other people; the very children would be born twisted . . .

After the death of her mother, Mary Yellan crosses the windswept Cornish moors to Jamaica Inn, the home of her Aunt Patience. But she finds Patience a changed woman, cowering before her domineering, vicious husband Joss. Behind its crumbling walls, the inn harbours a dark secret - and Mary is soon dragged into a dangerous world of smuggling and murder. Disturbed by her powerful attraction to Joss's younger brother, and in fear of her life, Mary is forced to cross her own moral line to save herself.

A dark and gripping gothic tale, masterfully written by one of the twentieth century's best loved storytellers.

'Jamaica Inn is a first-rate page-turner' - THE TIMES
'Daphne du Maurier has no equal' - SUNDAY TELEGRAPH
'Jamaica Inn is a novel about nothing less than pure evil ... with an eerie and shocking kind of power, in the novel's astonishing final act' - JULIE MYERSON, GUARDIAN

©1936 Daphne du Maurier (P)2024 W.F. Howes Ltd Classics Gothic Horror Romantic Suspense World Literature Caribbean Crime

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Great reading that really conjured up the feel and the texture of those times - incredible story!

Immersive story powerfully told

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Finally got round to listening to this with not much time to read. She really was a lady of dark writings. If you want an uplifting happy book this is not it, it’s almost on a depressing par with Wuthering Heights. There is no light in the darkness. However, it’s a classic and I enjoyed it, well narrated too.

Dark and disturbing

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This version of Jamaica Inn is by far the best one I’ve heard. The narrator is brilliant, clear and a born storyteller.

The best version I’ve heard

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Reading at times showing a lack of comprehension. Accents sadly too similar between different folk

Great story

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A wonderful classic .
This is a book I haven’t read for years. It made such a change to listen to it instead.
I enjoyed the narration , well read .

Wonderful classic

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As a 60 year old man I can honestly say I found this book irritating. Gave up half way through.

Dated

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