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The Thirteenth Tale

by Diane Setterfield
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A #1 New York Times bestseller, The Thirteenth Tale is part contemporary, part historical with mysterious threads about family secrets and the magic of books and storytelling weaving the two together.
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 histories for herself. Now old and ailing, she at last wants to tell the truth about her extraordinary past. She summons biographer Margaret Lea, a young woman who is struck by a very curious parallel between Winter's life and her own.
     As Vida exposes the history she meant to bury for good, Margaret is mesmerized. It is a tale of gothic strangeness, of a remote estate, feral children, a governess, a ghost, and a devastating fire.
     In this love letter to reading, 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 world.

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  • Release date

    March 16, 2009

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Read

      • ISBN: 9780307371935

    • EPUB ebook

      • ISBN: 9780307371935
      • File size: 1127 KB

  • Accessibility

  • Languages

    • English

  • Levels

    • ATOS Level: 5.9
    • Lexile® Measure: 840
    • Interest Level: 9-12(UG)
    • Text Difficulty: 4-5

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Formats

  • OverDrive Read
  • EPUB ebook

subjects

Languages

  • English

Levels

  • ATOS Level:5.9
  • Lexile® Measure:840
  • Interest Level:9-12(UG)
  • Text Difficulty:4-5