The sections on Colonel Julyan and Rebecca herself were the parts I liked best about the book.  I felt like the book deteriorated in the last section, written by Colonel Julyan's daughter Ellie.  I did agree with one of the other reviewers that the second Mrs. de Winter was reduced to cardboard in this book.  I felt she deserved better.
But it was interesting to hear things told from Rebecca's viewpoint and to learn something about her childhood, how Mrs. Danvers entered her life, and so on.  The only thing is, I can't help but wonder if Rebecca in Rebecca's Tale is not just a sort of re-do of Constance in Dark Angel, by the same author.  There seemed to be so many similarities in the characters and their general outlook on life, conflicted feelings regarding their fathers (although that's enlarged on much more in Constance's book), etc.
The one scene I really enjoyed in the last section of the book was where Ellie meets and talks with Mrs. Danvers.  That part was wonderfully done.
The sections on Colonel Julyan and Rebecca herself were the parts I liked best about the book. I felt like the book deteriorated in the last section, written by Colonel Julyan's daughter Ellie. I did agree with one of the other reviewers that the second Mrs. de Winter was reduced to cardboard in this book. I felt she deserved better. But it was interesting to hear things told from Rebecca's viewpoint and to learn something about her childhood, how Mrs. Danvers entered her life, and so on. The only thing is, I can't help but wonder if Rebecca in Rebecca's Tale is not just a sort of re-do of Constance in Dark Angel, by the same author. There seemed to be so many similarities in the characters and their general outlook on life, conflicted feelings regarding their fathers (although that's enlarged on much more in Constance's book), etc. The one scene I really enjoyed in the last section of the book was where Ellie meets and talks with Mrs. Danvers. That part was wonderfully done.