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Review: ‘Mary Anne’ by Daphne du Maurier

By oldenglishrose - Last updated: Thursday, October 7, 2010

Title: Mary Anne Author: Daphne du Maurier Published: Pan, 1979, pp. 381 Genre: Historical fiction Blurb: In the glittering, corrupt world of Regency London, Mary Anne Clarke had beauty, brains and wit — but no money.  Spurred on by the demands of a drunken husband, a wastrel brother and four children, she chose an exacting [...]