![]() ![]() John is the first-person narrator – he is a university history lecturer from England, visiting France. And it really does happen in the first handful of pages. But I can’t just stop writing then – so read on to have the premise of the novel spoiled. I didn’t know anything at all about it when I started, which was quite an exciting way to read the novel. ![]() Truth be told, it tied with the short stories – but the people cheering on The Scapegoat were very convincing. I did a poll on Twitter to see whether I should read this, short stories, The Parasites, or I’ll Never Be Young Again, which account for all the unread books I have by her – and I’m glad that this one topped the poll, because it’s rather brilliant. ![]() We’re in the last few days of Daphne du Maurier Reading Week, run by Ali, and I am glad I managed to sneak in under the line with The Scapegoat from 1957. ![]()
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