Hungry Hill (novel)

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name = Hungry Hill
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author = Daphne du Maurier
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country = United Kingdom
language = English
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genre = Historical novel
publisher = Gollancz
release_date = 1943
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media_type = Print (Hardback & Paperback)
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oclc = 8830337
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Hungry Hill is a novel by prolific British author Daphne du Maurier, published in 1943. There have been 33 editions of the book printed. [OCLC|8830337accessdate|2008-04-10]

This family saga is based on the Irish ancestors of Daphne du Maurier’s friend Christopher Puxley. The story spans the century from 1820 to 1920 following five generations of a family of Irish landowners, the Brodrick, who live in a castle called Clonmere in the South of Ireland. It is divided into five sub-books and an epilogue. Each part covers the life of the main character of five generations.

The title refers to Hungry Hill in County Cork.

The story was made in to a film in 1947 directed by Brian Desmond Hurst [imdb title|0039479|Hungry Hill|(1947)accessdate|2008-04-10]

Latest edition

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last = du Maurier
first = Daphne
authorlink = Daphne du Maurier
title = Hungry Hill
publisher = Virago
location = London
year = 2008
isbn = 1-84408-452-3

See also

* Hungry Hill

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