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The Thirteenth Tale (2006) by Diane Setterfield is a gothic suspense novel, the author's first published book. Plot. Vida Winter, a famous novelist in England, has evaded journalists' questions about her past, refusing to answer their inquiries and spinning elaborate tales that they later discover to be false.
Sep 12, 2006 · The Thirteenth Tale is a love letter to reading, a book for the feral reader in all of us, a return to that rich vein of storytelling that our parents loved and that 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 ...
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The Thirteenth Tale. Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2006. A modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, SuperSummary offers high-quality Study Guides with detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, and more. Download PDF.
The New York Times. Angelfield House stands abandoned and forgotten. It was once home to the March family – fascinating, manipulative Isabelle, brutal, dangerous Charlie, and the wild, untamed twins, Emmeline and Adeline.
Written by Briana Wilvert. The story begins when Margaret Lea, an amateur biographer, is invited to the home of Vida Winter in order to record her biography before the famous and mysterious novelist succumbs to her terminal illness.
It is a tale of gothic strangeness featuring the Angelfield family, including the beautiful and willful Isabelle, the feral twins Adeline and Emmeline, a ghost, a governess, a topiary garden and a devastating fire. Margaret succumbs to the power of Vida's storytelling but remains suspicious of the author's sincerity.
Synopsis. PDF Cite Share. Mona Oglesby, Ph.D. | Certified Educator. Diane Setterfield’s The Thirteenth Tale is a mystery told in a story-within-a-story format. The framing device revolves around...
