![]() ![]() The ending provoked me even though I knew something like that was coming. The Old Man struck me as being a school assignment. I was done with them long before they were over. ![]() Of the other four, The Little Photographer, Monte Verita, and The Apple Tree dragged for me. Each leaves you wanting more, thinking beyond the tale, and yet each is a finished story. In my opinion, four of these stories are very strong and perfect short stories Kiss Me Again, Stranger, The Birds, The Split Second (this one did go on too long, and it was repetitive, but a nice story) and No Motive. We see their vanity, pride, greed or envy and the ugly spot it makes in their life simply because the character will not see it. The author is adept at portraying people as they see themselves, but letting the reader see beneath the veneer as well. Not that the stories are particularly scary. Eight in all, they have the creepy, tuck your feet under you so something doesn't grab you under the chair feel. This is one of the better collections of du Maurier's short stories. ![]()
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