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The Thirteenth Taleby Setterfield, DianeFirst Edition
Book DescriptionNew York: Atria Books, 2006. 406 pages. Stated first edition with complete number line. Maroon-coloured hardcover, boards covered with faux-leather textured paper, titling and decorations in gilt on spine, faux marbled endpapers. Binding is tight, book is immaculate, corners sharp and unworn. Inconspicuous bumps to lower edge of boards are the only fault. Embossed dust jacket is clean and bright, unclipped, with gentle rubbing to extremities.Still an attractive and giftworthy book in excellent condition. Margaret Lea, a young writer, is commissioned to write the authorized biography of a reclusive author who has created a myriad of outlandish life histories for herself. Questioning whether this latest version is any more reliable than any of the rest, Margaret embarks on research of her own to unravel the mysteries of her subject's past. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 6.5 x 9.25 in. (16.5cm x 23.5cm). Bookseller Terms of SaleAll prices are in $US. We ship when payment is received. We accept credit cards through Biblio's processing facility; these orders usually ship on the following business day. We also welcome checks in $US, as well as cheques in Canadian or British currency or Euros. Also accepted are U.S. INTERNATIONAL POSTAL MONEY ORDERS (PINK in colour) and Canadian money orders. All books are guaranteed to be as described. If books are misdescribed, customers will be reimbursed providing they contact us within 14 days and return the books to us. Even more information about this bookSummary of The Thirteenth TaleMedia reviews of The Thirteenth Tale Customer ReviewsOn Jan 29 2009, killswan said:  "This novel is a literary tribute by the author to gothic and romantic novels enjoyed in her own English girlhood -- especially JAYNE EYRE. Pick any five consecutive sentences of THE THIRTEENTH TALE and you may find at most one flat, ordinary formulation. This is "poetry" or poetic prose as Heidegger saw it: "thickening" (German Dichtung). That is, ordinary words and experiences carry weight beyond what most writers make language bear. No glossary needed for this tale of Yorkshire. Just bring your heart. *** Can two depressingly dysfunctional generations of the Angelfield family finally spawn normal offspring? Must twin girls neglected by their parents remain weird for life? The novel asks why does it take Margaret Lea, an outsider biographer, whose twin had died at birth, to tell when Britain's greatest novelist, Vida Winter, is lying about her family. "Trust but verify" is Margaret's model and it helps her both unravel the Angelfields and their tragedy and come to terms with herself and her parents. *** THE THIRTEENTH TALE makes a case that the classic way to tell a tale (especially when the yarn is deliberately gothic and romantic) is always the best way: with a beginning which assumes nothing, a middle which blends the elements into fiendishly complex puzzles, enigmas and terrors, and a brief end and coda in which all is explained. Does that also sound like the best kind of detective story? *** -OOO- " Other Recommended Books
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