Birds and Other Stories

Birds and Other Stories

FROM THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF REBECCA<br /> <br /> &#39;How long he fought with them in the darkness he could not tell, but at last the beating of the wings about him lessened and then withdrew . . . &#39;<br /> <br /> A classic of alienation and horror, &#39;The Birds&#39; was immortalised by Hitchcock in his celebrated film. The five other chilling stories in this collection echo a sense of dislocation and mock man&#39;s sense of dominance over the natural world.<br /> <br /> The mountain paradise of &#39;Monte Verita&#39; promises immortality, but at a terrible price; a neglected wife haunts her husband in the form of an apple tree; a professional photographer steps out from behind the camera and into his subject&#39;s life; a date with a cinema usherette leads to a walk in the cemetery; and a jealous father finds a remedy when three&#39;s a crowd . . .