After Midnight - INDIES EXCLUSIVE EDITION

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INDIES EXCLUSIVE EDITION WITH SPRAYED EDGES AND ENDPAPERS Author: Daphne Du Maurier Classic horror & ghost stories (FKC) Short stories Published on 30th September 2025 by Little, B rown Book Group (Orbit) in the United Kingdom Hardback | 624 pages | 750g An Exclusive edition for Independent bookshops - Daphne Du Maurier’s ‘After Midnight’, thirteen deliciously uncanny stories brought together in a new hardback collection for the first time, introduced by Stephen King and including, The Birds and Don’t Look Now Daphne du Maurier (1907-1989) was born in London, England. In 1931 her first novel, The Loving Spirit was published. A biography of her father and three other novels followed, but it was the novel Rebecca that launched her into the literary stratosphere and made her one of the most popular authors of her day. In 1932, du Maurier married Major Frederick Browning with whom she had three children. Many of du Maurier's bestselling novels and short stories were adapted into award-winning films, including Alfred Hitchcock's The Birds and Nicolas Roeg's Don't Look Now. In 1969, du Maurier was awarded the Dame Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (DBE). She lived most of her life in Cornwall and died there which is the setting for many of her books. Show more