Growing Pains

autobiography by du Maurier

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Growing Pains is the autobiography of English novelist and playwright Daphne du Maurier, published in 1977. The book offers insights into her life and experiences. Du Maurier, daughter of actor-manager Sir Gerald du Maurier, is most famous for her novel Rebecca (1938). She lived on the coast of Cornwall and wrote numerous successful romantic novels, historical fiction, and plays. Growing Pains provides a personal account of her life, complementing her well-known literary works.1

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Daphne du Maurier
She published an autobiography, Growing Pains, in 1977; the collection The Rendezvous and Other Stories in 1980; and a literary reminiscence, The Rebecca Notebook and Other Memories, in 1981.
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She published an autobiography, Growing Pains, in 1977; the collection The Rendezvous and Other Stories in 1980; and a literary reminiscence, The Rebecca Notebook and Other Memories, in 1981.
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