Listen to the Book of My Life podcast, where writers share the book that has inspired or moved them—the book that has shaped their artistic, moral, or intellectual compass. In short, the book they recommend to everyone. This podcast is a re-publication of the live program, part of the annual Writers Unlimited International Literature Festival The Hague.
In this episode, Sheena Patel chose Rebecca, the best-known novel (1938) by British author Daphne du Maurier, as her favourite book.
The novel was adapted into the famous film of the same name by Alfred Hitchcock. During a trip to the South of France, a shy young woman falls in love with Maxim de Winter, a handsome and wealthy widower. They marry and move to Manderley, Maxim’s country estate on the coast of Cornwall. There, the less appealing sides of his character begin to emerge, while the ghost of his beautiful first wife, Rebecca, seems to haunt the house.
This podcast is a re-release of a live programme from the annual Writers Unlimited International Literature Festival in The Hague. Listen to the podcast here or on your favourite podcast platform.
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27 October 2026
In this Dutch spoken episode, Hanna Bervoets chose Giovanni's Room, the 1956 novel by James Baldwin.
