The Thirteenth Tale
Autor Diane Setterfield Bianca Amato, Jill Tanneren Limba Engleză CD-Audio – 31 aug 2006
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"All children mythologize their birth." . . . So begins the prologue of reclusive author Vida Winter's beloved collection of stories, long famous for the mystery of the missing thirteenth tale. The enigmatic Winter has always kept her violent and tragic past a secret. Now old and ailing, she summons a biographer to tell the truth about her extraordinary life: Margaret Lea, a young woman for whom the secret of her own birth remains an ever-present pain.
Disinterring the life she meant to bury for good, Vida mesmerizes Margaret with the power of her storytelling. Hers is a tale of gothic strangeness, featuring the Angelfield family -- including the beautiful and willful Isabelle, and the feral twins Adeline and Emmeline -- a ghost, a governess, and a devastating fire. Struck by a curious parallel between their stories, Margaret demands the truth from Vida, and together they confront the ghosts that have haunted them.
"The Thirteenth Tale" is a return to that rich vein of storytelling that our parents loved and we loved as children. Diane Setterfield will keep you guessing, make you wonder, move you to tears and laughter, and in the end, deposit you breathless yet satisfied back upon the shore of your everyday life.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780743564175
ISBN-10: 0743564170
Dimensiuni: 130 x 153 x 41 mm
Greutate: 0.4 kg
Ediția:Unabridged
Editura: Simon & Schuster Audio
Locul publicării:New York, NY
ISBN-10: 0743564170
Dimensiuni: 130 x 153 x 41 mm
Greutate: 0.4 kg
Ediția:Unabridged
Editura: Simon & Schuster Audio
Locul publicării:New York, NY
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Descriere
When Margaret Lea opened the door to the past, what she confronted was her destiny. "All children mythologize their birth." . . . So begins the prologue of reclusive author Vida Winter's beloved collection of stories, long famous for the mystery of the missing thirteenth tale. The enigmatic Winter has always kept her violent and tragic past a secret. Now old and ailing, she summons a biographer to tell the truth about her extraordinary life: Margaret Lea, a young woman for whom the secret of her own birth remains an ever-present pain.
Disinterring the life she meant to bury for good, Vida mesmerizes Margaret with the power of her storytelling. Hers is a tale of gothic strangeness, featuring the Angelfield family -- including the beautiful and willful Isabelle, and the feral twins Adeline and Emmeline -- a ghost, a governess, and a devastating fire. Struck by a curious parallel between their stories, Margaret demands the truth from Vida, and together they confront the ghosts that have haunted them.
"The Thirteenth Tale" is a return to that rich vein of storytelling that our parents loved and we loved as children. Diane Setterfield will keep you guessing, make you wonder, move you to tears and laughter, and in the end, deposit you breathless yet satisfied back upon the shore of your everyday life.
Disinterring the life she meant to bury for good, Vida mesmerizes Margaret with the power of her storytelling. Hers is a tale of gothic strangeness, featuring the Angelfield family -- including the beautiful and willful Isabelle, and the feral twins Adeline and Emmeline -- a ghost, a governess, and a devastating fire. Struck by a curious parallel between their stories, Margaret demands the truth from Vida, and together they confront the ghosts that have haunted them.
"The Thirteenth Tale" is a return to that rich vein of storytelling that our parents loved and we loved as children. Diane Setterfield will keep you guessing, make you wonder, move you to tears and laughter, and in the end, deposit you breathless yet satisfied back upon the shore of your everyday life.
Recenzii
Cleverly 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
Beautifully written and highly intelligent. Blissful escapism for literate (and literary) females who love an old-fashioned story
A 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
Whimsical, moving and consciously nostalgic, Diane Setterfield knows the limits of enchantment, even as she tries to break them
This bold, unusual debut is, as a Jane Austen character might have said, a vastly entertaining fiction
Setterfield proves a mistress of the craft of storytelling and her musings about the pleasures of reading are beguiling
Guiltily enjoyable
A witty, entertaining and very satisfying read
Make yourself a mug of cocoa and shut the curtains tight - a generous helping of gothic delight is about to be served
A 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
Brilliantly written - recommended
A dark mystery in the vein of Daphne du Maurier about family secrets and the potency of storytelling
Compelling page-turner
A page-turner of a Gothic mystery
Setterfield establishes, from the very first page, one of those narrative voices which you trust implicitly, warming to its calm understated authority
THE 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
This is an excellent emotional mystery which I found harder to put down every night!
Setterfield writes evocatively and assuredly
Setterfield is a master of pacing
The 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
Simply brilliant - I haven't enjoyed a first novel so much for absolutely ages
Start reading this on the bus and, I swear, you won't only miss your stop, you might even lose the whole day
Vastly entertaining
Beautifully written and highly intelligent. Blissful escapism for literate (and literary) females who love an old-fashioned story
A 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
Whimsical, moving and consciously nostalgic, Diane Setterfield knows the limits of enchantment, even as she tries to break them
This bold, unusual debut is, as a Jane Austen character might have said, a vastly entertaining fiction
Setterfield proves a mistress of the craft of storytelling and her musings about the pleasures of reading are beguiling
Guiltily enjoyable
A witty, entertaining and very satisfying read
Make yourself a mug of cocoa and shut the curtains tight - a generous helping of gothic delight is about to be served
A 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
Brilliantly written - recommended
A dark mystery in the vein of Daphne du Maurier about family secrets and the potency of storytelling
Compelling page-turner
A page-turner of a Gothic mystery
Setterfield establishes, from the very first page, one of those narrative voices which you trust implicitly, warming to its calm understated authority
THE 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
This is an excellent emotional mystery which I found harder to put down every night!
Setterfield writes evocatively and assuredly
Setterfield is a master of pacing
The 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
Simply brilliant - I haven't enjoyed a first novel so much for absolutely ages
Start reading this on the bus and, I swear, you won't only miss your stop, you might even lose the whole day
Vastly entertaining
Notă biografică
Diane Setterfield
Premii
- Audies Finalist, 2007