The thirteenth tale : a novel
Record details
- ISBN: 0743298020
- ISBN: 9780743298025
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Physical Description:
406 pages ; 24 cm
print - Edition: First Atria Books hardcover edition.
- Publisher: New York : Atria Books, 2006.
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Badges:
- Top Holds Over Last 5 Years: 2 / 5.0
Content descriptions
Citation/References Note: | Library Journal Publisher's Weekly Kirkus Starred |
Target Audience Note: | Adult Follett Library Resources |
Study Program Information Note: | Accelerated Reader UG 5.9 21 21 114402 |
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Subject: | Female friendship Fiction Women authors Fiction Authors Fiction Hermits Fiction Female friendship Fiction Women authors Fiction Recluses as authors Fiction |
Available copies
- 5 of 5 copies available at Monroe County Libraries.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 5 total copies.
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Barrett Paradise Friendly Library | F Set (Text)
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"A novel."
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37171000218962 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
Hughes Library | F SET (Text) | 32378002957555 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
Pocono Mountain Public Library | F Set c.2 (Text) | 35540000010650 | PMPL 2nd Floor Fiction | Available | - |
Smithfield Branch | F SET (Text) | 32378002957548 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
Western Pocono Community Library | F Set (Text) | 31119000162868 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
Summary:
WHEN MARGARET LEA OPENED THE DOOR TO THE PAST, WHAT SHE CONFRONTED WAS HER DESTINY. All the 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 missing thirteenth tale as they are for the delight and enchantment 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 about her extraordinary life. She summons biographer Margaret Lea, a young woman for whom the secret of her own birth, hidden by those who loved her most, remains an ever-present pain. 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. It is a tale of gothic strangeness featuring the Angelfield family, including the beautiful and willful Isabelle, the feral twins Adeline and Emmeline, a ghost, a governess, a topiary garden and a devastating fire. --