“吕蓓卡”（“蝴蝶梦”）－不朽的悬念杰作

如果有一本书我能一遍又一遍地读的书，那就是由达芙妮·杜·穆里埃写的“吕蓓卡”（又译“蝴蝶梦”）。我20多年前就迷上了这本书，一直想写评论，但从来没有得到一个机会。现在有点时间，先记下一点点心得。

“吕蓓卡”写的是关于一位年轻的女士嫁给了一个富翁的故事。出身贫寒的女主角在一个偶然的机会遇到了闻名的“曼德利“”庄园的主人 - 德·温特，并在一见钟情之后戏剧般地结婚。 “吕蓓卡”的故事大部分是关于女主角在曼德利的新生活。

“吕蓓卡”是一个悬疑故事。吕蓓卡，是德·温特的前妻，并在故事发生前就神秘地死亡。但虽然她已故去，但她却像幽灵般地在故事中活着。她的极端美丽，她的“高贵”，她的娴熟的的社交能力，和她对他人的巨大影响力 - 从仆人到上流社会的社交圈，无一不使她在各方面影响着生者的生活，更这对年轻出生贫寒的女主人产生不可言喻的巨大挑战。

许多人认为这本书其实是在写吕贝卡 - 一个死去了的却影响着生者的幽灵，但我不苟同。我认为“吕蓓卡”一书是在写年轻女主人她自己 - 写她是如何从一个天真的学生，一个“灰姑娘“一样可怜的女孩，在爱情的力量鼓励下终于变成为一个成熟，自信和富于勇气的“曼德勒”庄园的女主人。

该故事以第一人称的方式叙述，情节偶尔在过去与现实之间跳跃，描述极其微妙细腻，非常自然把人带到情节中，分享叙述者的不寻常的心理冒险经历。整个小说梦幻一般地引人入胜，让人不自觉地进入女主人翁的心理角度，感受她的脆弱，恐惧，绝望，最后获得信心，战胜自我的喜悦。

是的，丽贝卡是一个悬念故事，但不是一个关于“死亡”，或“谋杀”的悬念，而是一个关于“生”，或者“再生”的悬念。此书在我个人看来是文学史上最为不朽的一部悬念名著。

If there is a book that I could read again and again, it is Rebecca, by Daphne du Maurier. I was obsessed with this book over 20 years ago, always wanted to write a review, but never get a chance. Now it's the time.

Rebecca is a story about a young lady who by chance married a wealthy man, Maxim de Winter, the owner of a stately estate known as "Manderley". "Rebecca" is the name of ex-wife of Mr. de Winter, who died mysteriously prior to story starts. Most of story is about happenings takes place during the young lady's new life in Manderly.

Rebecca is a mystery, for the mysterious death of Rebecca. Rebecca is died, yet is still "alive" among people who know her. Her extreme beauty, aristocratic manner, sophisticate social skill, and her tremendous influence to people - from servants to high class circles, inflicts (spoil?) new mistress' daily life. The young lady faces incredible challenge, both from the hostility of household - who still holds loyalty toward the ex-mistress, and her lack of confidence about her poor family background.

Many people believe that this book is all about Rebecca - a ghostly figure who affects lives, but I totally disagree. Rebecca is all about the young lady (narrator) herself - how she from a naive student, a "Cinderella" like poor girl, becomes a mature, confidence and courageous Mrs. de Winter.

The story was told by narrator, occasionally jumps between past and present. The depiction is extremely beautiful and contemplative, naturally draws you into the nightmarish past, sharing the narrator's amazing psychological adventure - how she eventually gains confidence, conquers her inner fear by strength of love.

Yes, Rebecca is a mystery, but not mystery of death, nor of a murder, it's a mystery of life, a life of reborn. For me, it is an immortal masterpiece of mystery ever created.