Ending of Rebecca

I was reading the book Rebecca by Daphne Du Maurier and got to end where they are approaching Manderley....and the book ended with that chapter but they never reached Manderely. It was a very old paperback book and the cover was damaged so I was wondering if some of the last pages were missing. Can anyone tell me if that is how the book ended? If so then I won't bother trying to find another copy of the book. If there is more to the book then I will buy a copy to find out the ending. I loved the book and would not mind having a good copy in my library.

Last line : "And the ashes blew towards us with the salt wind from the sea."

Have you read Rebecca's tale by Sally Beauman? It's a kind of companion book to Rebecca.

Thank you....I will get another copy and finish reading the book. It was really frustrating because you could not tell any pages were missing. I am glad there is more to the ending. I have not read Rebecca's Tale. I love Sally Beauman's other books Destiny and Dark Angel. I read reviews on Rebecca's Tale and some were not very good. Have you read it? If so would you recommend it.

>3 trequilts: I read reviews on Rebecca's Tale and some were not very good. Have you read it? If so would you recommend it.

Unfortunately, I haven't read it. I just picked up a copy a couple of months ago at a charity sale. The mixed reviews have made me a bit cautious too, so it hasn't bubbled to the top of my pile yet.

(edited to add reference to post 3 and quotation for clarity)

sqdancer, Rebecca is a simple mystery as it turns out, but it is some of the most marvelously lush writing that you are missing an important experience by not reading it. I know, there are a billion other equally important books, but I am enthusiastic about this one.

Robert

Yes indeed, Rebecca is a very good novel. I was refering to Rebecca's Tale in #4 (in response to #3).

I'll go back and add the reference for clarity.

Sorry, I wasn't paying attention, at least not enough.

Robert

I love Rebecca by DduM and have always wondered about why the author never gave the protagonist a name. The only thing I can think of is protagonist is telling the story and it unflolds like a journal - and I guess if one is writing a journal or diary of events they wouldn't refer to themselves by name.

I 've read this book many times over the last 15-20 years and just picked up again to re-read once again! ... and each time I find out something I didn't realize before. She is apparently 21 and Max de Winter is 42 when they first meet in Monte Carlo.
Q 1: But, how much time goes by when they first move into Manderley as a married couple and then race back to from London to Manderley and the final ending of the story?
Q 2: I also wonder how old they (the protg and Max) are when she is re-telling the story? They are living abroad I gather and Manderley had burned and they never returned.