The novel was an immediate bestseller, going on to win the 1938 National Book Award and cementing du Maurier’s status as a master of gothic romance and horror. At age 31 du Maurier published her most famous work, the psychological thriller Rebecca. Officially titled Lady Browning after her marriage, du Maurier continued to write under her maiden name. The couple had three children and spent much of their life together in the town of Cornwall, the rugged, coastal setting for many of du Maurier’s works. The book attracted the attention of British Airborne officer Lieutenant-General Frederick Browning, whom du Maurier married in 1932.
Du Maurier published her first novel, The Loving Spirit, in 1931. Her family encouraged her artistic ambitions from an early age, as her father introduced her to various theater actors and her great uncle, a journalist and editor, published her early writing in Bystander magazine.
Daphne du Maurier was born in London, England to actors Sir Gerald du Maurier and Muriel Beaumont.
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