{"product_id":"the-thirteenth-tale-9781409192954","title":"The Thirteenth Tale","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Simply brilliant'' \u003c\/b\u003eKate Mosse, international bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eLabyrinth\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e***\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEverybody has a story...\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAngelfield House stands abandoned and forgotten. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt 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...\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNow 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...\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 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...? \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Thirte\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCleverly plotted, beautifully written homage to the classic romance mystery novel...It is a remarkable first novel, a book about the joy of books, a riveting multi-layered mystery that twists and turns, and weaves a quite magical spell * INDEPENDENT *\u003cbr\u003eBeautifully written and highly intelligent.  Blissful escapism for literate (and literary) females who love an old-fashioned story * THE TIMES *\u003cbr\u003eA real treat...Like all the best first novels, this one seems to bulge with a lifetime's hoarded inspirations.  Setterfield litters the book with references to nineteenth-century gothic literature and other meta-textual winks and nudges.  The effect is of a lit-crit parlour game, which only adds to the fun * TIME OUT *\u003cbr\u003eWhimsical, moving and consciously nostalgic, Diane Setterfield knows the limits of enchantment, even as she tries to break them * TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT *\u003cbr\u003eThis bold, unusual debut is, as a Jane Austen character might have said, a vastly entertaining fiction * DAILY MAIL *\u003cbr\u003eSetterfield proves a mistress of the craft of storytelling and her musings about the pleasures of reading are beguiling * GUARDIAN *\u003cbr\u003eGuiltily enjoyable * MAIL ON SUNDAY *\u003cbr\u003eA witty, entertaining and very satisfying read * SPECTATOR *\u003cbr\u003eMake yourself a mug of cocoa and shut the curtains tight - a generous helping of gothic delight is about to be served * DAILY EXPRESS *\u003cbr\u003eA remarkably compelling debut...This is an extraordinary, unusual and atmospheric story with a sense of timelessness about it.  It is rare to be able to smell a book as well as read it, but this one is steeped in the aroma of old houses in remote places with strange faded furnishings and little natural light.  It will appeal to anybody with a love of literature and a passion for the feel and smell of old books * SCOTLAND ON SUNDAY *\u003cbr\u003eBrilliantly written - recommended * EASY LIVING *\u003cbr\u003eA dark mystery in the vein of Daphne du Maurier about family secrets and the potency of storytelling * THE LIST *\u003cbr\u003eCompelling page-turner * WOMAN \u0026amp; HOME *\u003cbr\u003eA page-turner of a Gothic mystery * SHE *\u003cbr\u003eSetterfield establishes, from the very first page, one of those narrative voices which you trust implicitly, warming to its calm understated authority * SUNDAY TELEGRAPH *\u003cbr\u003eTHE THIRTEENTH TALE is the sort of novel they don't write any more, which makes it all the more welcome.  Add to this Setterfield's remarkable imagination coupled with her literate style and you have the makings of a modern classic * YORKSHIRE EVENING POST *\u003cbr\u003eThis is an excellent emotional mystery which I found harder to put down every night! * WOMAN'S OWN *\u003cbr\u003eSetterfield writes evocatively and assuredly * LITERARY REVIEW *\u003cbr\u003eSetterfield is a master of pacing * THE SCOTSMAN *\u003cbr\u003eThe moorland romances of the Brontes and Daphne du Maurier are never far away from our vision of a perfect Christmas read. Draw up a chair, then, for debut novelist Diane Setterfield. It's a windswept feast of abandoned babies, incestuous siblings and feral twins * INDEPENDENT *\u003cbr\u003eSimply brilliant - I haven't enjoyed a first novel so much for absolutely ages -- Kate Mosse\u003cbr\u003eStart reading this on the bus and, I swear, you won't only miss your stop, you might even lose the whole day * COSMOPOLITAN *\u003cbr\u003eVastly entertaining * DAILY MAIL *\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Orion Publishing Co","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47836918415703,"sku":"9781409192954","price":8.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781409192954.jpg?v=1710385846","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-thirteenth-tale-9781409192954","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}