The thirteenth tale : a novel / Diane Setterfield.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Setterfield, Diane.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Recluses as authors--Fiction.

Recluses as authors.

Women authors--Fiction.

Women authors.

Female friendship--Fiction.

Female friendship.

Genre:

Fiction.

Physical Description:

406 pages ; 24 cm

Edition:

First Atria Books hardcover edition.

Other Title:

13th tale

Place of Publication:

New York : Atria Books, 2006.

Summary:

Amateur biographer Margaret Lea receives a letter from reclusive author Vida Winter, summoning her to write Vida's life story. Up to this point, Vida has never given a true account of her life, toying with interviewers by inventing lutlandish life histories of herself. In her old age, she at last wants to tell the truth a bout her extraordinary life. Maragret is captivated by Vida's strange tale of the mysterious March family. But as a biographer she deals in fact not fiction, and she doesn't entirely trust Vida's account. As Margaret pieces together the story on her own, what she discovers is a chilling and transforming experience.

ISBN:

0743298020

OCLC:

67361489

Publisher Number:

9780743298025

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