![]() ![]() ![]() Margaret also finds a way to take control of her own life, and to make decisions rather than just letting her life pass. Over the course of their arrangement, Margaret learns as much about herself as she does about the incredibly fantastic past of her new employer, a story that includes all the classic elements: love, betrayal, scandals, and secrets. A recent article brought her name to the attention of the elderly Miss Vida Winter, an incredibly famous and prolific but secretive author who demands Margaret’s presence at her mansion so she can dictate her life story to Margaret. She spends some of her time conducting biographical research on the ancient names she uncovers in her reading, and has even managed to have some work published. In England, protagonist Margaret Lea is a reclusive woman who lives over her family’s antiquarian bookshop, and is content to spend a quiet existence surrounded by the written word and in her father’s peaceful company. ![]() Although it’s not overly long, it took me several weeks to read for I found it so intense that I would just read a couple of chapters a night, while it affected my thoughts all the next day. ![]() It’s complex, engrossing, improbable and yet appealing, especially to my fellow bibliophiles. The Thirteenth Tale, Diane Setterfield’s debut novel, is without reservation the best book I have read all year. ![]()
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