Ambrose had been mistrustful of women, so Philip had been raised without women in his life.Īmbrose went to Italy for the winter and met Rachel. Philip had been raised by his cousin Ambrose after his parents died. He then launched into the telling of his and Rachel’s story. Philip reflected on what had happened with Rachel and the guilt he was struggling with. The story starts after the events of the novel happened. Though Philip fell for Rachel, he could not shake his suspicions about her and ultimately decided that she needed to be saved from herself. My Cousin Rachel is a gothic novel that examines the relationship between Philip, a naïve young Englishman, and his older cousin’s widow, Rachel, a worldly Italian woman who may have murdered his cousin. Little, Brown and Company Hachette Book Group, 1951. The following version of the book was used to create this guide: du Maurier, Daphne.
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