The book, Rebecca, is a romantic suspense which takes place in a town in England. One afternoon while walking, a young lady yells out to a man attempting to kill himself by a cliff. Angrily, the man yells for her to mind her own business and tells the young lady to leave admittedly. Later on, Mrs. Edythe Van Hopper, the supervisor of the young lady, meets up with the Max de Winter, a dashing British man from Manderley estate at a business party. Once again the young lady and Mr. De Winter make eye contact and she remembers him from the cl ....