{"product_id":"the-housekeeper","title":"The Housekeeper","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTHIS BOOK IS CURRENTLY AVAILABLE FOR PREORDER ONLY. PLEASE PLACE PREORDERS AS SEPARATE ORDERS FROM ITEMS YOU WOULD LIKE FULFILLED IMMEDIATELY. ITEMS ORDERED WITH PREORDER BOOKS WILL BE HELD UNTIL THE PREORDER IS AVAILABLE FOR FULFILLMENT. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAVAILABLE OCTOBER 06, 2026\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBy: Rose Tremain\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn this enthralling novel—already in production as a major movie starring Anthony Hopkins, Helena Bonham Carter, Catriona Balph and Emma Laird— the award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eAbsolutely \u0026amp; Forever\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Road Home\u003c\/i\u003e brilliantly reimagines Daphne du Maurier, and the origins of her timeless bestseller \u003ci\u003eRebecca.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis daring and emotional tale of an illicit affair is narrated by a Mrs. Danowski, known as Danni, who is hired as housekeeper at Manderville Hall, Lord Grenville-Whithers’ mansion on the wild coast of Cornwall. A loyal and lonely woman troubled by childhood memories of alienation, Danni dreams of finding love.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThose dreams are fulfilled when Daphne du Maurier arrives at Manderville Hall for lunch with Grenville-Whithers. Succumbing to her secret sexual desire for women, Daphne begins a love affair with Danni, meeting on the housekeeper’s days off in the secluded boathouse at Manderville Cove. For both women, this forbidden passion is both beautiful and terrifying.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBut of course such a love cannot last—and both Danni and Daphne must deal with the aftermath of their passion. While Danni struggles to find a new place in the world, Daphne reconfigures the experience into her most famous work, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eRebecca,\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e with surprising results.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48237146570903,"sku":"9780063509474","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0560\/0349\/4039\/files\/9780063509474_e15b1.jpg?v=1788906788","url":"https:\/\/littledistrictbooks.com\/products\/the-housekeeper","provider":"Little District Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}