July 2021 SideTrekked A publication of Science Fiction London - 2 Issue #64 SideTrekked is the official journal of Science Fiction London ISSN 0715-3007 Science Fiction London meets in London, Ontario, Canada www.sflondon.ca
[email protected] The front cover image was created by tonobalageur and the closing cover image was created by 3dsculptor. Both were obtained via www.123rf.com The logo on page 8 was designed by Ana Tirolese The image on page 12 was created by Robert Walsh This edition was edited by Stephanie Hanna and Mark C. Ambrogio 3 Book Review: Daphne du Maurier’s The House on the Strand The House on the Strand, a novel Daphne du Maurier, author Victor Gollancz, 1969 Kobo Edition: Little, Brown Book Group, 2012 Daphne du Maurier is probably best known for her gothic and haunting Rebecca (1938), a novel which has remained in print for decades and been adapted multiple times for film and stage. Many of du Maurier’s other novels, such as Jamaica Inn (1936), Frenchman’s Creek (1941), My Cousin Rachel (1951), and The Scapegoat (1957) have also received film or stage adaptations. The House on the Strand, first published in 1969, is somewhat less well known among du Maurier’s works, but might be of interest to SideTrekked readers, since it displays not only du Maurier’s notable grasp on character and suspenseful pacing, but also an interesting (if fairly light on the science) foray into science fiction. The novel follows our narrator, Dick, who is spending the summer in Cornwall, at a home belonging to his friend Magnus.