Dame Daphne du Maurier, Lady Browning, was an English author and playwright. Although she is classed as a romantic novelist, her stories have been described as "moody and resonant" with overtones of the paranormal. Her bestselling works were not at first taken seriously by critics, but have since earned an enduring reputation for the narrative craft. She wrote in a variety of genres and styles; however, she is most known for her Gothic stories that combine elements of horror and darkness with strong emotion. Several of these stories, including Rebecca and The Birds, were later adapted into movies. Daphne du Maurier was a storyteller who had good stories to tell and knew how to tell them. It is this union of a good plot and good style that accounts for her enormous success as a writer of popular fiction. Her stories are products of a fertile imagination fueled by her love of history and her sense of place. She also brought to her writing the keen psychological insights necessary to develop believable characters and to explore human conflicts, especially those between the sexes. The Years Between is a play that set against the backdrop of the Second World War. Colonel Michael Wentworth, MP, is presumed dead after his plane crashed into the sea on a flight to Europe in 1942. And his wife Diana is persuaded to take over the Colonel's parliamentary seat… You can listen online to free English audiobook “The Years Between” by Daphne du Maurier on our website. Enjoy it!
