Often overlooked in favour of the earlier 'Rebecca', this is another corker from Daphers that explores some similiar themes and has an equally complex woman at its centre.
Philip Ashley has been brought up by his beloved cousin, Ambrose on an estate in Cornwall. When Ambrose travels to Italy to restore his health in the warm climate, he falls in love and marries another cousin, Rachel. However, after a short, mysterious illness, Ambrose dies and his widow goes to visit his Cornish estate. As Philip starts to fall in love with her himself, his infatuation is tempered by a growing unease that Rachel murdered Ambrose.
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