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Bothinhernovelsandhermemoirs,DaphneduMaurierrevealedanardentdesiretoexploreherfamily’shistory.InMyselfWhenYoung,basedondiariesshekeptbetween1920and1932,duMaurierprobesherownpast,beginningwithherearliestmemoriesandencompassingthepublicationofherfirstbookandhermarriage.Oftenpainfullyhonest,sherecountsherdifficultrelationshipwithherfather,hereducationinParis,herearlyloveaffairs,herantipathytowardsLondonlife,andherdesperateambitiontosucceedasawriter.Theresultingself-portraitisofacomplex,utterlycaptivatingyoungwoman.