Description: 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 collection of stories, which are as famous for the mystery of the missing thirteenth tale as they are for the delight and enchantment of the twelve that do exist.The enigmatic Winter has spent six decades creating various outlandish life histories for herself -- all of them inventions that have brought her fame and fortune but have kept her violent and tragic past a secret. Now old and ailing, she at last wants to tell the truth about her extraordinary life. She summons biographer Margaret Lea, a young woman for whom the secret of her own birth, hidden by those who loved her most, remains an ever-present pain. Struck by a curious parallel between Miss Winter's story and her own, Margaret takes on the commission.As Vida disinters the life she meant to bury for good, Margaret is mesmerized. 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...........
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Book Title: Thirteenth Tale
Signed: No
Book Series: 0
Narrative Type: Fiction
Item Length: 9in.
Publisher: Atria Books
Original Language: English
Intended Audience: Young Adults, Adults
Edition: 0
Publication Year: 2006
Type: Novel
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Item Height: 1.3in.
Author: Diane Setterfield
Features: 0
Genre: Mystery
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Topic: mystery, fantasy
Item Width: 6.1in.
Item Weight: 20.8 Oz
Number of Pages: 400
