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The Thirteenth Tale

By Diane Setterfield

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| Hardcover | 9780752875736

Book Description

Vida Winter, a bestselling yet reclusive novelist, has created many outlandish life histories for herself, all of them invention. Now old and ailing, at last she wants to tell the truth about her extraordinary life. Her letter to biographer Margaret Lea - a woman with secrets of her own - is a sumContinue

Vida Winter, a bestselling yet reclusive novelist, has created many outlandish life histories for herself, all of them invention. Now old and ailing, at last she wants to tell the truth about her extraordinary life. Her letter to biographer Margaret Lea - a woman with secrets of her own - is a summons. Vida's tale is one of gothic strangeness featuring the Angelfield family: the beautiful and wilful Isabelle and the feral twins Adeline and Emmeline. Margaret succumbs to the power of Vida's storytelling, but as a biographer she deals in fact not fiction and she doesn't trust Vida's account. As she begins her researches, two parallel stories unfold. Join Margaret as she begins her journey to the truth - hers, as well as Vida's.

4 Reviews

  • 1 person find this helpful

    I don't have words for how wonderful this book is! It's mesmerizing in every way possible. The story is told beautifully and the author keeps you on your toes for the entire book. I can't wait to read this book again!

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    ― mndy said on May 25, 2007 | Add your feedback

  • I listened to the audiobook (unabridged version) and it was a real delight. Fabulous book, well written and very entertaining!
    Characters that stay with you for a long, long time!

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    ― Nini said on Oct 26, 2009 about the Paperback edition | Add your feedback

  • 比起Margaret的轉述文
    我倒比較想看到Diane Settlefield
    用Vida Winter的語氣來說其他12個故事
    看到the 13th tale被這樣不清不楚的帶過
    當下還真想翻桌

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    ― Amusaur83 said on Jun 6, 2008 | Add your feedback

  • Great Read

    A beautiful story and a great mystery to unravel. I really enjoyed this book.

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    ― mtclibrarian said on Jun 14, 2007 | Add your feedback

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