Was daphne Du Maurier's most famous and best-loved novel. Countless readers wondered: what happened next? Out of fire-wracked ruins of manderley, would love and renewal rise phoenix-like from the ashes of the embittered ...Was daphne Du Maurier's most famous and best-loved novel. Countless readers wondered: what happened next? Out of fire-wracked ruins of manderley, would love and renewal rise phoenix-like from the ashes of the embittered past? Married to the sophisticated, wordly-wise maxim, the second Mrs De Winter's life should be happy and fulfilled.