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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.
Oct 9, 2007 · 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.
Sep 12, 2006 · The Thirteenth Tale is a gothic suspense novel from 2006 with echoes from several Victorian novels. The familiar device of a "story within a story" is employed, and sometimes it even contains another story.
Now Margaret Lea is investigating Angelfield’s past – and the mystery of the March family starts to unravel. What has Angelfield been hiding? What is its connection with the enigmatic writer Vida Winter? And what is the secret that strikes at the heart of Margaret’s own, troubled life?
Sep 12, 2006 · Settle down to enjoy a rousing good ghost story with Diane Setterfield's debut novel, The Thirteenth Tale. Setterfield has rejuvenated the genre with this closely plotted, clever foray into a world of secrets, confused identities, lies, and half-truths.
In The Thirteenth Tale, the novel Jane Eyre appears several times. Discuss the appearances and allusions to Jane Eyre and how this novel echoes that one. The story shifts significantly after the death of Mrs. Dunne and John Digence.
Oct 9, 2007 · The Thirteenth Tale: A Novel. Diane Setterfield. Simon and Schuster, Oct 9, 2007 - Fiction - 406 pages. Instant #1 New York Times bestseller. “Readers will feel the magnetic pull of this paean to...
