Manderley has become mistress of Manderley, senses an atmosphere of doom about it, due to the death of Max's first wife (the titular Rebecca), and it is hinted that she haunts the estate. Childhood visits to Milton Hall, Cambridgeshire, home of the Fitzwilliam family, influenced the descriptions of Manderley, especially the interior. She told the 10th Earl Fitzwilliam in a letter that when she wrote "Rebecca" 20 years later, the interior of Manderley was based on her recollection of the rooms and 'big house feel' of Milton in the First World War. The adult du Maurier's Cornish home near Fowey, called
2000 du Maurier Open – Women's Doubles the 21st title for Tauziat in their respective doubles careers. The first four seeds received a bye into the second round. 2000 du Maurier Open – Women's Doubles The 2000 du Maurier Open – Women's Doubles was the women's doubles event of the one hundred and eleventh edition of the Canadian Open; a WTA Tier I tournament and the most prestigious women's tennis tournament held in Canada. Jana Novotná and Mary Pierce were the defending champions, but Novotná retired from professional tennis in 1999 and Pierce did not compete at the tournament. Martina Hingis and Nathalie Tauziat won the title