by Diane Setterfield · tapa blanda · ISBN 9789898470287
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«O Décimo Terceiro Conto» is the gothic novel by Diane Setterfield, published by Marcador in paperback (366 pages, in Portuguese).
Margaret, daughter of an antiquarian bookseller and an amateur biographer, is commissioned by the celebrated writer Vida Winter to write her biography. At her country house, Vida finally reveals the truth about her past, full of secrets. The encounter stirs up memories and ghosts and intertwines their lives in a story of love, friendship and solitude.
Portuguese translation of the original novel «The Thirteenth Tale», originally published in 2006. This edition is from 2012. The work won the ALA Alex Award.
A suitable read for book clubs and for fans of the gothic novel, mystery and stories about books and family secrets.
Diane Setterfield is an English author whose 2006 debut novel, The Thirteenth Tale, became a New York Times No. 1 best-seller. Setterfield won the 2007 Quill Award, debut author of the year, for the novel. It is written in the Gothic tradition, with echoes of Brontë sisters' Jane Eyre (1847) and Wuthering Heights (1847).
