![]() ![]() Phillip had been reared and trained to follow in his uncle’s footsteps and is in every way, the heir to Ambrose Ashley’s personal estate and fortune.ĭue to reasons of ill health, Ambrose Ashley is advised to avoid the damp English winters and to spend this time, building his health in warmer climes.Īmbrose reluctantly leaves his estate in the hands of his young cousin, freshly returned from college and travels to Florence, Italy. The pair shun society, particularly that of women, and lead a rough and tumble existence, ignoring social etiquette and depending on the services of a band of loyal servants to keep the household running. Not only does young Phillip strongly resemble his uncle, they share similar temperaments and character traits. ![]() The bond between the two men is naturally quite strong. ![]() ![]() Phillip Ashley, orphaned at a very young age, had been brought up rather unconventionally by his uncle, Ambrose Ashley, owner of a large estate in Cornwall. ‘My Cousin Rachel’ is the story of a man’s curiosity surrounding the sinister conditions of his beloved cousin’s death, his suspicions regarding his cousin’s widow’s involvement in the death, her motives and character and most importantly his all-consuming love for her… This book review of ‘My Cousin Rachel’ by Daphne du Maurier is in conjunction with the 1951 Book Club of Simon David Thomas Stuck in a Book and Karen Kaggsy’s Bookish Ramblings. ![]()
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