The thirteenth tale
Setterfield, Diane2019
Book
'The Thirteenth Tale' is an emotional mystery in the vein of Daphne du Maurier's 'Rebecca', about family secrets and the magic of books and storytelling. Margaret Lea is investigating Angelfield House. As she digs deeper, Margaret discovers tragedy and secrets about her own past. 'Simply brilliant' Kate Mosse, international bestselling author of Labyrinth***Everybody has a story...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. But the house hides a chilling secret which strikes at the very heart of each of them, tearing their lives apart...Now Margaret Lea is investigating Angelfield's past, and its mysterious connection to the enigmatic writer Vida Winter. Vida's history is mesmering - a tale of ghosts, governesses, and gothic strangeness. But as Margaret succumbs to the power of her storytelling, two parallel stories begin to unfold... What has Angelfield been hiding? What is the secret that strikes at the heart of Margaret's own, troubled life? And can both women ever confront the ghosts that haunt them...? The Thirteenth Tale is a spellbinding mystery, a love letter to storytelling, and a modern classic.
Main title:
The thirteenth tale / Diane Setterfield.
Author:
Setterfield, Diane, author
Work:
Imprint:
London : Orion, 2019.
Collation:
456 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 20 cm
Notes:
Originally published: 2006.
ISBN:
9781409192954 (pbk)
Dewey class:
823.92
LC class:
PS3619.E86
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
355062