Rebecca
by Daphne du Maurier (Victor Gollancz, 1938); audiobook read by Anna Massey (Bolinda, 2014)
As the newly wedded narrator—tellingly unnamed—struggles to find her place in the shadow of her husband’s deceased first wife, Rebecca, the upper crust splits apart and a slow-burning plot takes hold, the writing as beautiful and alluring as Manderley itself.