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Vida begins her tale with a woman named Isabelle. When Isabelle’s mother died in childbirth, Isabelle’s father locked himself away to grieve. In his absence, the household follows Isabelle’s every whim. Her brother, Charlie, terrorizes the staff until only the housekeeper, the gardener, and the gamekeeper remain.
The Thirteenth Tale is a book which shifts between two main stories. One tells of the life of amateur biographer Margaret Lea and her exploration of the Angelfield/March family's past. The other is the story which Winter tells Lea.
- 416 pp
- Diane Setterfield
- 12 September 2006
- Atria Books
Over the course of their lives, the twins are repeatedly abandoned and neglected, their care left to those outside of the strange and seemingly doomed Angelfield family. It begins with Isabelle and Charlie Angelfield, the children of a wealthy but apparently eccentric man.
Synopsis. Diane Setterfield’s The Thirteenth Tale is a mystery told in a story-within-a-story format. The framing device revolves around Margaret, a bibliophile and occasional biographer who ...
12 set 2006 · 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. Margaret succumbs to the power of Vida's storytelling but remains suspicious of the author's sincerity.
- (312,4K)
- Hardcover
The New York Times. 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 Angelfield House hides a chilling secret which strikes at the very heart of each of them, tearing their lives apart…
The Thirteenth Tale is a novel in the tradition of the Bronte sisters by new writer Diane Setterfield. The main character, Margaret Lea, is invited to write the life story of bestselling author, Vida Winter, who has spent her entire career making up her past.