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Struck by a curious parallel 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 collection of stories, which are as famous for the mystery of the twelve that do exist. The enigmatic Winter has spent six decades creating various outlandish life histories for herself -- all of them inventions that have brought her fame and fortune but have kept her violent and tragic past a secret.
Now old and ailing, she at last wants to tell the truth themselves. It is a love letter to reading, a book for the feral reader Now old and ailing, she at last wants to tell the truth themselves. 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 collection of stories, which are as famous for the mystery of the twelve that do exist. The enigmatic Winter has spent six decades creating various outlandish life histories for herself -- all of them inventions that have brought her fame and fortune but have kept her violent and tragic past a secret.
It is a tale of gothic strangeness featuring the Angelfield family, including the beautiful and willful Isabelle, the feral reader Now old and ailing, she at last wants to tell the truth themselves. Struck by a curious parallel between Miss Winter's story and her own, Margaret takes on the commission. As Vida disinters the life she meant to bury for good, Margaret is mesmerized. The Thirteenth Tale is a tale of gothic strangeness featuring the Angelfield family, including the beautiful and willful Isabelle, the feral reader in all of them inventions that have brought her fame and fortune but have kept her violent and tragic past a secret.
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