Jamaica Inn is a true classic. After the death of her mother, Mary Yellan travels to Jamaica Inn on the wild British moors to live with her Aunt Patience. The coachman warns her of the strange happenings there, but Mary is committed to remain at Jamaica Inn. Suddenly, her life is in the hands of strangers: her uncle, Joss Merlyn, whose crude ways repel her; Aunt Patience, who seems mentally unstable and perpetually frightened; and the enigmatic Francis Davey. But most importantly, Mary meets Jem Merlyn, Joss's younger brother, whose kisses make her heart race. Caught up in the danger at this inn of evil repute, Mary must survive murder, mystery, storms, and smugglers before she can build a life with Jem.


From AudioFile
"Narrator Britton elevates this Gothic romance . . . pauses and pace contribute to make this enjoyably atmospheric." S.G.B. (c)AudioFile, Portland, Maine


Book Description

The coachman tried to warn her away from the ruined, forbidding place on the rainswept Cornish coast. But young Mary Yellan chose instead to honor her mother's dying request that she join her frightened Aunt Patience and huge, hulking Uncle Joss Merlyn at Jamaica Inn. From her first glimpse on that raw November eve, she could sense the inn's dark power. But never did Mary dream that she would become hopelessly ensnared in the vile, villainous schemes being hatched within its crumbling walls -- or that a handsome, mysterious stranger would so incite her passions ... tempting her to love a man whom she dares not trust.


About the Author
Internationally acclaimed author Daphne du Maurier wrote 37 books before her death in 1989 at the age of 82.

ANNOTATION

Jamaica Inn looms against the rain-swept November sky. Upon her arrival, Mary discovers that her aunt has been transformed into a frightened crone and that midnight's crimes make Jamaica Inn empty of all good men. Neither the chill of night nor the threat of death and danger will prevent Mary from searching for answers to the mysteries surrounding the notorious Jamaica Inn. Reissue.

FROM THE PUBLISHER

In Jamaica Inn, at the heart of the bleak Bodmin Moor, young Mary Yellan soon discovers mysterious goings-on in the dead of night. But worse is yet to come as Mary finds herself helplessly ensnared in the deadly activities taking place around her.

FROM THE CRITICS

AudioFile - Susan G. Baird