Daphne du maurier jamaica inn

Jamaica Inn is a novel by celebrated author Daphne du Maurier. In this novel, Mary Yellan comes to live at Jamaica Inn with her aunt and uncle after the death of her widowed mother.

Mary comes to the inn expecting to be reunited with the kind, carefree aunt she met once as a young child.

Daphne du maurier jamaica inn

However, Mary arrives to find Jamaica Inn a cold, foreboding place that has earned a reputation fitting to the abusive man who has come to be its landlord. Mary almost immediately begins plotting an escape for herself and her aunt, but quickly realizes she does not know whom she can trust.

A novel of mystery, evil, and intrigue, Jamaica Inn is an exciting adventure for readers of all ages.

Mary Yellan has recently buried her mother and sold the family farm in order to fulfill her mother's dying wish that she go to live with her aunt, Patience, in Bodmin.

Mary is saddened at having to leave the only home she has ever known, but excited to reconnect with the vivacio