The Thirteenth Tale - Softcover

Setterfield, Diane

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0743298039 ISBN 13: 9780743298032

Verlag: Simon + Schuster Inc., 2008

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Book by Setterfield Diane

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"Eerie and fascinating."--USA Today

"A book that you wake in the middle of the night craving to get back to . . . . Timeless, charming, a pure pleasure to read . . . . The Thirteeth Tale is a book to savor a dozen times."--The San Diego Union-Tribune

"The shared literary landscape that The Thirteenth Tale re-creates with lush precision takes us back to a time when reading could seem more compelling than life."--The Columbus Dispatch

"Setterfield proves a mistress of the craft of storytelling, and her musings about the pleasures of reading are most beguiling."--The Guardian

"Readers will feel the magnetic pull of this paean to words, books and the magical power of story."--People

"Enchanting."--Kirkus Reviews

"Setterfield is remarkably gifted, and the book is a page-turner. Readers should heed one warning: Prepare to be so captivated by the story that you cannot put it down. Not even for a cuppa tea."--The Roanoke Times

"A novel for book lovers."--Reader's Digest

"A compelling and emotional mystery about family secrets and the magic of books and storytelling, and it captures you right from the very first page."--The Financial Times

"Pitch-perfect."--Entertainment Weekly

Reseña del editor:

Having spent six decades creating a series of alternate lives designed to bring her fame and fortune while hiding the truth about her tragic past, reclusive and enigmatic Vida Winter finds herself torn by young Margaret Lea's simple request for the truth about her own birth. A first novel. Reprint.

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• Verlag: Simon + Schuster Inc.
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0743298039
• ISBN 13: 9780743298032
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Anzahl der Seiten: 406