Rebecca - Daphne du Maurier 
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 Chosen randomly from my Book Jar (10/12) 
 (view spoiler)[Taking up residence at Manderley after her honeymoon, the new Mrs de Winter acutely feels the presence of Rebecca, her husband Maximilian's first wife. After a local diver finds the remains of Rebecca's boat with her corpse inside, Maxim privately confesses to his wife that he murdered Rebecca. An inquest rules Rebecca's death as a suicide, but her cousin and lover Favell suspects the truth and tries to blackmail Maxim until a Doctor Baker confirms that Rebecca was dying of cancer. A fire at the house (presumably set by Mrs Danvers, Rebecca's former maid) however forces Mr and Mrs de Winter into exile. (hide spoiler)] 
 The first part of this novel, while containing beautiful descriptions of the surroundings of Manderley, was very slow to get into. The second part was more enjoyable, but the plot twists didn't really surprised me. I couldn't root for the main character, who remained nameless, or sympathize with her manipulative husband. Not enough was told of Rebecca to truly paint her character, and I wanted more. The ending was abrupt, but I liked that Rebecca neither won nor lost.