The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield

The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield

Instant #1 New York Times bestseller

"Readers will feel the magnetic pull of this paean to words, books and the magical power of story."--People

"Eerie and fascinating."--USA TODAY

Sometimes, when you open the door to the past, what you confront is your destiny.

Reclusive author Vida Winter, famous for her collection of twelve enchanting stories, has spent the past six decades penning a series of alternate lives for herself. Now old and ailing, she is ready to reveal the truth about her extraordinary existence and the violent and tragic past she has kept secret for so long. Calling on Margaret Lea, a young biographer troubled by her own painful history, Vida disinters the life she meant to bury for good. Margaret is mesmerized by the author's tale of gothic strangeness--featuring the beautiful and willful Isabelle, the feral twins Adeline and Emmeline, a ghost, a governess, a topiary garden and a devastating fire. Together, Margaret and Vida confront the ghosts that have haunted them while becoming, finally, transformed by the truth themselves.

Diane Setterfield is a former academic who specialized in French literature from the twentieth century. She resides in the English county of Yorkshire. Visit www.thethirteenthtale.com for additional details.

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ISBN 13	9780743298032
ISBN 10	0743298039
Title	The Thirteenth Tale
Author	Diane Setterfield
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Simon & Schuster
Year published	2007-10-09
Number of pages	432
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