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      The Apple Tree

      by Daphne Du Maurier
      Originally published in
      The Birds and Other Stories
      Published
      Dec 1952
      Main Genre
      Suspense Suspense
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      138
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      "Anyone starting this book under the impression that he may sleepily relax is in for a shock...continually provokes both pity and terror." --The Observer (UK)

      A classic of alienation and horror, The Birds was immortalised by Hitchcock in his celebrated film. The five other chilling stories in this collection echo a sense of dislocation and mock man's dominance over the natural world. The mountain paradise of 'Monte Verità' promises immortality, but at a terrible price; a neglected wife haunts her husband in the form of an apple tree; a professional photographer steps out from behind the camera and into his subject's life; a date with a cinema usherette leads to a walk in the cemetery; and a jealous father finds a remedy when three's a crowd . . .

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      Suspense

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      Gothic

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      Aug 1968 Penguin ISBN13 9780140019414 ISBN10 0140019413
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      Dec 1977 Pan Books (UK) ISBN13 9780330250818 ISBN10 0330250817
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      Apr 1978 Avon ISBN13 9780380019533 ISBN10 0380019531
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      Apr 1987 Dell ISBN13 9780440145769 ISBN10 0440145767
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      Apr 1992 Arrow (UK) ISBN13 9780099866404 ISBN10 0099866404
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      May 2004 Virago Press (UK) ISBN13 9781844080878 ISBN10 1844080870
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      Dec 2019 Biblioasis ISBN13 9781771963176 ISBN10 1771963174
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      Dec 1952 Gollancz (UK) ISBN13 9780575075221 ISBN10 0575075228
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      Dec 1960 ISBN13 9780575010857 ISBN10 0575010851
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      Sep 1971 Gollancz (UK) ISBN13 9780575013346 ISBN10 0575013346
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      Oct 1976 Gollancz (UK) ISBN13 9780575021815 ISBN10 0575021810
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      May 1977 Doubleday ISBN13 9780385126557 ISBN10 0385126557
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      Jan 1987 Gollancz (UK) ISBN13 9780575040502 ISBN10 0575040505
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      Sep 1987 Gollancz (UK) ISBN13 9780575041912 ISBN10 0575041919
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      Oct 1987 Doubleday ISBN13 9780385243025 ISBN10 0385243022
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      First Edition Dec 2013 Little, Brown & Company ISBN13 9780316253604 ISBN10 031625360X
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      Sep 2015 Ponce De Leon Books ISBN10 B015RZH36G
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