In volume after volume, Daphne du

Maurier has proven herself one of the

finest storytellers of the 20th century.

Without exception her novels are a con-

noisseur s blend of tightly plotted action,

taut suspense, mesmerizing characters

and rich atmosphere. Nowhere is du

Maurier in better form than in her superb

historical romance, Frenchman s Creek.

Here is the story of beautiful, high

spirited Lady Dona St. Columb, a favor

ire at the English Royal Court during the

reign of Charles II. Yet the frivolity of

17th-ccntury London is a source of irrita-

tion for Lady Dona. Leaving her husband

to tend family interests in the city, she

flccs to the wild beauty and solitude of

their estate on the Cornwall coast.

But even the free-spirited Lady Dona is

hardly prepared for the surprise that

awaits her there. Navron House, the fam

ily mansion, is being used as a secret

refuge by the handsome and daring

French pirate, Jcaa-Benoit Aubery

while his magnificent sailing ship, La

Mouette, lies at anchor in a secluded

creek nearby.

Dona s discevery of the pirate is pre

lude to a tale of high adventure and a

bittersweet love story that could only

have been conceived by a novelist of the

very first rank.Frenchman s Creek mem-

orably combines grand entertainment

with powerful drama.