![]() ![]() To begin with Nat merely thinks the changes to the weather have somehow affected the birds in some strange way, he has no sense that civilisation could be in any way threatened. We see the unfolding horror through the eyes of Nat Hocken, a husband and father living near on the coast. In their thousands the birds acting against their normal instincts, turn on the human population. ![]() ![]() In The Birds human beings come suddenly and unexpectedly under attack, when the wind changes on December 3 rd and birds of every kind take to the skies. In these stories, we find ourselves on the English coast, in a remote European mountain village, a sun soaked holiday resort for the wealthy and a rural English landscape. Du Maurier’s settings are varied, her sense of place so good that her stories – whether full length novel or short story – are immediately visual. There are six long short stories in the collection, each of them fully immersive and of a satisfying length. ![]() It is the opening story in the collection, and it captivates immediately. The Birds and other stories is probably best known for its title story, which was adapted for film, by Alfred Hitchcock in 1963. Like last year, I decided to start with a collection of stories. Today is the first day of #DDMreadingweek, for those of you joining in I have started a new page for this year’s reading event, and I will be updating it over the week with links to other reviews and posts. ![]()
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