Rebecca (novel) Rebecca (novel) Rebecca is a Gothic novel by English author Dame Daphne du Maurier. A best-seller, "Rebecca" sold 2,829,313 copies between its publication in 1938 and 1965, and the book has never gone out of print. The novel is remembered especially for the character Mrs Danvers, the fictional estate Manderley, and its opening line: While working as the companion to a rich American woman on holiday in Monte Carlo, the unnamed narrator, a naïve young woman in her early 20s, becomes acquainted with a wealthy Englishman, George Fortescue Maximilian “Maxim” de Winter, a 42-year-old widower. After a fortnight of courtship,
1996 du Maurier Open Vicario 6–1, 7–6 Patrick Galbraith / Paul Haarhuis defeated Mark Knowles / Daniel Nestor 7–6, 6–3 Larisa Neiland / Arantxa Sánchez Vicario defeated Mary Joe Fernandez / Helena Suková 7–6 (Fernandez and Suková retired) 1996 du Maurier Open The 1996 du Maurier Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 110th edition of the Canada Masters and was part of the Mercedes Super 9 of the 1996 ATP Tour and of Tier I of the 1996 WTA Tour. The men's event took place at the National Tennis Centre in Toronto from August 5 through August