Description
Dispatch the maimed, the old, the weak, destroy the very world itself, for what is the point of life if the promise of fulfilment lies elsewhere?
On the windswept coast of rural Suffolk, a deranged scientist attempts to extract the essence of life itself.
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About the Author
Daphne du Maurier was born in 1907 and died in 1989. Her many successful novels include Frenchman's Creek, My Cousin Rachel and Rebecca, famously filmed by Alfred Hitchcock in 1940.
Book Information
ISBN 9780241339206
Author Daphne Du Maurier
Format Paperback
Page Count 64
Imprint Penguin Classics
Publisher Penguin Books Ltd
Weight(grams) 44g
Dimensions(mm) 161mm * 111mm * 4mm