FROM THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF REBECCA
'A riveting, unnerving literary page-turner' THE TIMES
'Wickedly readable . . . every woman instinctively wants to read her' NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW
'A tale of dramatic longings . . . unexpected and fun' MARGARET DRABBLE
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It was Charles who called us the parasites . . .
No one would choose the Delaneys as their ideal guests. Vain Maria, capricious Niall and self-sacrificing Celia have grown up in the shadow of their famous parents, ferried around Europe from one performance to the next. But beneath the glittering surface of their own artistic careers, old loyalties, rivalries and secrets still bind the half-siblings together - at the expense of all outsiders.
A razor-sharp portrait of a family - and the world of the theatre - The Parasites weaves together humour, poignancy and darkness in one of du Maurier's most personal novels.
'One of the last century's most original literary talents' DAILY TELEGRAPH
' Somehow more personal than Daphne du Maurier's other novels' KIRKUS REVIEWS
| ISBN: | 9780349019406 |
| Publication date: | 24th July 2025 |
| Author: | Daphne Du Maurier |
| Publisher: | Virago an imprint of Little, Brown |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 352 pages |
| Series: | Virago Modern Classics |
| Genres: |
General Fiction Classic fiction: general and literary Narrative theme: Sense of place Family Drama Sagas Humorous Fiction |
FROM THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF REBECCA
'A riveting, unnerving literary page-turner' THE TIMES
'Wickedly readable . . . every woman instinctively wants to read her' NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW
'A tale of dramatic longings . . . unexpected and fun' MARGARET DRABBLE
***
It was Charles who called us the parasites . . .
No one would choose the Delaneys as their ideal guests. Vain Maria, capricious Niall and self-sacrificing Celia have grown up in the shadow of their famous parents, ferried around Europe from one performance to the next. But beneath the glittering surface of their own artistic careers, old loyalties, rivalries and secrets still bind the half-siblings together - at the expense of all outsiders.
A razor-sharp portrait of a family - and the world of the theatre - The Parasites weaves together humour, poignancy and darkness in one of du Maurier's most personal novels.
'One of the last century's most original literary talents' DAILY TELEGRAPH
' Somehow more personal than Daphne du Maurier's other novels' KIRKUS REVIEWS
The Parasites features in the following genres: General Fiction, Classic fiction: general and literary, Narrative theme: Sense of place, Family Drama, Sagas, Humorous Fiction
The Parasites is available in Paperback
The Parasites was written by Daphne Du Maurier and published by Virago an imprint of Little, Brown
The Parasites has 352 pages
Yes it is part of Virago Modern Classics series
£11.69