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At a rough provincial railway station, an Englishman and a Frenchman discover that they are remarkably similar, so much that they could be mistaken for one another. After a drunken evening together, the Englishman awakens to find the French man gone, having taken his place. With the Frenchman now living his life—a master of a chateau, head of a failing business, patriarch of a large, embittered family, and custodian of many secrets—the Englishman is left to navigate a labyrinth of servants, affairs, and the family’s buried past. Battling the danger of being discovered while trying to unravel the mystery surrounding his assumed identity, the story blends suspense, wit, and psychological intrigue.
Additional themes include identity theft, aristocratic intrigue, and the tension between societal roles.
First publish date: 1957
Genre: Thriller/Psychological Thriller
Authors: Daphne du Maurier
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