Summary: The story concerns a woman who marries an English nobleman and returns with him to Manderley, his country estate. There, she finds herself haunted by reminders of his first wife, Rebecca, who died in a boating accident less than a year earlier. In this case, the haunting is psychological, not physical: Rebecca does not appear as a ghost, but her spirit affects nearly everything that takes place at Manderley. The narrator, whose name is never divulged, is left with a growing sense of distrust toward those who loved Rebecca, wondering just how much they resent her for taking Rebecca’s place. In the final chapters, the book turns into a detective story, as the principal characters try to reveal or conceal what really happened on the night Rebecca died.
I’ve been rather lazy with my posts lately, but I thought today that I would take a chance to share my music tastes with you all. I’ve tried to gather a good mix of bands that I’ve recently begun to listen to as well, as well as some that have been among my favorites for awhile now. Most of these are of the indie pop/rock variety. I love learning about new music, so feel free to leave any recommendations in the comments!
I’ve included music videos with each song – I tried to find official music videos, and managed to do so with all of them except for Sia, since I wanted to use a video that included the song, “Breathe Me”, since it’s my one of my absolute favorite songs.
Since I was a child, my favorite color has always been red. There are plenty of other pretty colors out there, but I’ve always thought there was something particularly enchanting about the color red. I know that it’s often associated with anger or power, but I’ve always thought that it had a seductive quality about it. It’s the color of roses, strawberries, hearts, romance. I also love red clothes – dresses, shoes, handbags. It’s just such a pretty color!
I’m one of those social network whores. Like most people, I created a MySpace account back when it was still popular, although I never used the thing (I mostly just friended some celebrities here and there). One of my other accounts that went really underused was my LJ account, which I posted on maybe once or twice every couple of months. Looking back, I realized that within the last few years I mostly used it to rant about the worst things in my life or make a sporadic “Hey, I’m finally going to use this thing!” post. I was never the type to write about my feelings, hoping that other people would read them.
Our pool’s heater broke down last week, and it rained so much that the pool’s water dipped down to 70 degrees. Since I’m not fond of feeling like an ice cube, I’ve been spending a lot of time on the internet, during which I recently discovered my old LJ account. I found out that there are some pretty nifty things that I didn’t know about on livejournal, which can be pretty fun and great time-wasters. They’re also fantastic ways to meet new people.
This post was inspired by the lovely Krissy, who tagged me in this cute little meme. Feel free to do the same if you’d like! I’ve tagged a few other bloggers at the end of this post.
You have somehow managed to stumble upon the blog of Marie, an eighteen-year old girl living her life in the wonderful city of Montreal. I'm in love with reading and writing, watch too much television for my own good, and have an unhealthy obsession with french fries and chocolate. I have big dreams of attending Columbia University, and someday becoming a published writer. Learn more about me here.
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Title: Rebecca
