Elusive and treacherous - an exploration of time in Daphne du Maurier's Rebecca.
Is time a river or a sea? Can we try to hold it back to keep death at bay, or speed it up to allow us to grow up faster? Are we its servants or its masters? The author suggests that a preoccupation with time and the fear and unease associated with it are at the heart of du Maurier's supremely anxious novel.