For this episode of the Writing Women Podcast, I researched one of my favourite novels to dig out Daphne du Maurier's incredible use of the floral metaphor. From the frightening, other-worldly rhododenrons to the confines of the rose gardens to the mournful hydrangeas, the flowers in Manderley reflect their inhabitants and give clues to how the novel is going to end from it's opening paragraph.
Let me know what you think at writingwomenpodcast@gmail.com!
You can find me on my other podcast Culture Hang or sign up to my newsletter and everything else!
Links:
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2018/feb/23/olivia-laing-on-daphne-du-mauriers-rebecca-80-years-on
https://www.bl.uk/20th-century-literature/articles/daphne-du-maurier-and-the-gothic-tradition
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/06/books/daphne-du-maurier-enthusiast.html