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Hungry Hill (novel)
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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.
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 Anglo-Irish
landowners, the Brodricks, 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
Daphne du Maurier
Dame Daphne du Maurier, Lady Browning DBE was a British author and playwright.Many of her works have been adapted into films, including the novels Rebecca and Jamaica Inn and the short stories "The Birds" and "Don't Look Now". The first three were directed by Alfred Hitchcock.Her elder sister was...
, published in 1943. There have been 33 editions of the book printed.
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 Anglo-Irish
Anglo-Irish
Anglo-Irish was a term used primarily in the 19th and early 20th centuries to identify a privileged social class in Ireland, whose members were the descendants and successors of the Protestant Ascendancy, mostly belonging to the Church of Ireland, which was the established church of Ireland until...
landowners, the Brodricks, 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
Hungry Hill
Hungry Hill is a 685 m, 2248 ft mountain on the Beara Peninsula in the Republic of Ireland. It is the highest peak of the Caha Mountains and the 130th highest in Ireland...
in County Cork
County Cork
County Cork is a county in Ireland. It is located in the South-West Region and is also part of the province of Munster. It is named after the city of Cork . Cork County Council is the local authority for the county...
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The story was made in to a film in 1947 directed by Brian Desmond Hurst