Margaret Lea, a book lover of the highest order and part time antiquarian book dealer and amateur biographer, finds a mysterious note.
This novel is a book lover's dream it's lush, gorgeously written, and the way the author lovingly talks about reading and the power of books makes you want to curl up with this unique novel even more. Diane Setterfield will keep you guessing, make you wonder, move you to tears and laughter, and in the end, deposit you breathless yet satisfied back upon the shore of your everyday life. The Thirteenth Tale is a return to that rich vein of storytelling that our parents loved and we loved as children. Struck by a curious parallel between their stories, Margaret demands the truth from Vida, and together they confront the ghosts that have haunted them. Hers is a tale of gothic strangeness, featuring the Angelfield family - including the beautiful and willful Isabelle, and the feral twins Adeline and Emmeline - a ghost, a governess, and a devastating fire. Now old and ailing, she summons a biographer to tell the truth about her extraordinary life: Margaret Lea, a young woman for whom the secret of her own birth remains an ever-present pain.ĭisinterring the life she meant to bury for good, Vida mesmerizes Margaret with the power of her storytelling. The enigmatic Winter has always kept her violent and tragic past a secret. So begins the prologue of reclusive author Vida Winter's beloved collection of stories, long famous for the mystery of the missing thirteenth tale.
Together, Margaret and Vida confront the ghosts that have haunted them while becoming, finally, transformed by the truth themselves.When Margaret Lea opened the door to the past, what she confronted was her destiny.Īll children mythologize their birth. 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. Calling on Margaret Lea, a young biographer troubled by her own painful history, Vida disinters the life she meant to bury for good. 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. 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.
Sometimes, when you open the door to the past, what you confront is your destiny. "Readers will feel the magnetic pull of this paean to words, books and the magical power of story."- People
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