Father had finished for the day, switched off the shop lights and closed the shutters but so I would not come home to darkness he had left on the light over the stairs to the flat. Although it was not yet late, the sky was dark when I turned into Laundress Passage. Together, Margaret and Vida confront the ghosts that have haunted them while becoming, finally, transformed by the truth themselves. Margaret is mesmerized by the author's tale of gothic strangeness-featuring the beautiful and willful Isabelle, the feral twins Adeline and Emmeline, a ghost, a governess, a topiary garden and a devastating fire. Calling on Margaret Lea, a young biographer troubled by her own painful history, Vida disinters the life she meant to bury for good. Now old and ailing, she is ready to reveal the truth about her extraordinary existence and the violent and tragic past she has kept secret for so long. Reclusive author Vida Winter, famous for her collection of twelve enchanting stories, has spent the past six decades penning a series of alternate lives for herself. Sometimes, when you open the door to the past, what you confront is your destiny. Their behaviour towards each other and others and the strange house they live in forms the basis of the book as the plot dips in and out of their past.“Readers will feel the magnetic pull of this paean to words, books and the magical power of story.”- People The Thirteenth Tale is based on the story of twins who are left to fend for themselves from a very young age. There are a lot of twists and turns which makes it hard to put down. The story is fascinating and haunting with plenty of clues dropped in for good measure. I read this book so quickly as it really gripped me. 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…? The Thirteenth Tale Book Review But as Margaret succumbs to the power of her storytelling, two parallel stories begin to unfold… Vida’s history is mesmerising – a tale of ghosts, governesses, and gothic strangeness. Now Margaret Lea is investigating Angelfield’s past, and its mysterious connection to the enigmatic writer Vida Winter. But the house hides a chilling secret which strikes at the very heart of each of them, tearing their lives apart… It was once home to the March family: fascinating, manipulative Isabelle brutal, dangerous Charlie and the wild, untamed twins, Emmeline and Adeline. Angelfield House stands abandoned and forgotten.
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