... her personally. Her husband loved another woman before her, just like Maxim loved Rebecca before her. Also, her husband cheated on her with his past fiancé, Jan. "The seed of the story lay in du Maurier's jealousy of Jan Ricardo, the first fiancé of her husband. "I know that she came across one or two letters or cards ... thought everyone adored Rebecca but over time she learns that everyone was really intimidated. Maxim is the only one who ever talked in a negative way about Rebecca. "There's never a bad word about Rebecca except from Max. That's why it runs and runs" (House 1). If e...

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