THE THIRTEENTH TALE: Diane Setterfield: Atria Publishing: Fiction: 416 pages.This book had a lovely gothic air about it reminiscent of Jane Eyre and Rebecca. It’s the story of an introverted girl raised in a family troubled by death and emotional separation. As an adult she works in her family bookstore and dabbles at writing, publishing a brief biography of an obscure character. This pamphlet catches the eye of a famous author who requests Margaret visit her Yorkshire castle and write her biography. The author is famous for the misinformation she spreads about her past, and so Margaret is intrigued and travels to Yorkshire to investigate.
She is pulled into a ghost story with a touch of madness, romance and murder which she must unravel. My review doesn’t do this book justice, it was an absorbing mystery that made me want to curl up in a window seat and finish it in one night.
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