![]() ![]() The strongest tales in the collection are largely set within the period in which she was writing.ĭu Maurier has also made use of an array of plots, all of which serve to keep the reader interested. ![]() She has also chosen to use a variety of different eras in which to set her stories. ![]() As with all of du Maurier’s short story collections, a diverse range of settings have been used, from Switzerland and Paris to a tiny Yorkshire village. The Rendezvous and Other Stories is made up of fifteen stories in all. Several of these tales were previously featured in magazines before being placed into the collection, which was published in 1980. Unlike many of her collections, which cover just a few years, the stories here span du Maurier’s entire career. ![]() I have greatly enjoyed du Maurier’s short stories in the past, and consequently had rather high hopes for The Rendezvous and Other Stories. I decided to read these stories quite early on in my preparation for du Maurier December, purely because I really felt like digging into them. ![]()
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