The Thirteenth Tale by
Diane Setterfield
hbk out September 06
Published by Orion
at £12.99
Margaret Lea, an unassuming biographer who spends most of her time in her father's
antiquarian bookshop, receives an unusual summons. Best-selling author and recluse Vida
Winter, whose life is shrouded in mystery, invites Margaret to write her biography. Margaret
travels to the remote house on the Yorkshire moors and so begins a classic gothic novel
complete with lost children, hidden documents, ghosts and family tragedies. As Margaret
challenges Vida Winter's account of events and edges closer to the facts she also confronts the
secrets and lies in her own history. Setterfield has delivered a richly enjoyable novel with
finely drawn characters and excellent twists in the tale. She also explores the power of
storytelling and makes her central character a bibliophile, passionate about reading and books.
Perfect for curling up with on a rain-lashed evening.
(
Cath Staincliffe
author of the popular Sal Kilkenny mysteries and the series creator of TV Blue Murder)
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The Thirteenth Tale by
Diane Setterfield
