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The Thirteenth Tale

by Diane Setterfield

ISBN13: 9780743564175
ISBN10: 0743564170
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When Margaret Lea opened the door to the past, what she confronted was her destiny.

All children mythologize their birth. . . . So begins the prologue of reclusive author Vida Winter's beloved collection of stories, long famous for the mystery of the missing thirteenth tale. The enigmatic Winter has always kept her violent and tragic past a secret. 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.

Disinterring the life she meant to bury for good, Vida mesmerizes Margaret with the power of her storytelling. 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. Struck by a curious parallel between their stories, Margaret demands the truth from Vida, and together they confront the ghosts that have haunted them.

The Thirteenth Tale is a return to that rich vein of storytelling that our parents loved and we loved as children. 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.

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In one of the most exceptional debuts of the season, Setterfield delivers a magnificently atmospheric and haunting tale of a woman who discovers long-held secrets of the past. Unabridged. 13 CDs.

About the Author

Diane Setterfield is a former academic, specializing in twentieth-century French literature. She lives in Yorkshire, England.

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ISBN:: 9780743564175
Subtitle:: A Novel
Author:: Setterfield, Diane
Read by:: Amato, Bianca
Read by:: Tanner, Jill
Read:: TBA
Read:: Amato, Bianca
Read:: Tanner, Jill
Author:: TBA
Author:: Diane Setterfield
Author:: Amato, Bianca
Author:: Tanner, Jill
Publisher:: Simon & Schuster Audio
Subject:: Historical
Subject:: Historical - General
Subject:: Literature-A to Z
Edition Number:: revised
Publication Date:: 20060912
Binding:: CD-audio
Grade Level:: General/trade
Language:: English
Dimensions:: 6.02x5.10x1.60 in. .89 lbs.
Media Run Time:: 960

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