The Thirteenth Tale: A Novel

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Synopsis

Winner of the 2007 Audie Award for Literary Fiction and Finalist for Multi-Voiced Performance

Instant #1 New York Times bestseller

“Readers will feel the magnetic pull of this paean to words, books and the magical power of story.”—People

“Eerie and fascinating.”—USA TODAY

Sometimes, when you open the door to the past, what you confront is your destiny.

Reclusive author Vida Winter, famous for her collection of twelve enchanting stories, has spent the past six decades penning a series of alternate lives for herself. Now old and ailing, she is ready to reveal the truth about her extraordinary existence and the violent and tragic past she has kept secret for so long. Calling on Margaret Lea, a young biographer troubled by her own painful history, Vida disinters the life she meant to bury for good. Margaret is mesmerized by the author's tale of gothic strangeness—featuring the beautiful and willful Isabelle, the feral twins Adeline and Emmeline, a ghost, a governess, a topiary garden and a devastating fire. Together, Margaret and Vida confront the ghosts that have haunted them while becoming, finally, transformed by the truth themselves.

Chapters

  • The Thirteenth Tale 001

    Duration: 22min
  • The Thirteenth Tale 002

    Duration: 28min
  • The Thirteenth Tale 003

    Duration: 27min
  • The Thirteenth Tale 004

    Duration: 09min
  • The Thirteenth Tale 005

    Duration: 38min
  • The Thirteenth Tale 006

    Duration: 58min
  • The Thirteenth Tale 007

    Duration: 25min
  • The Thirteenth Tale 008

    Duration: 22min
  • The Thirteenth Tale 009

    Duration: 31min
  • The Thirteenth Tale 010

    Duration: 11min
  • The Thirteenth Tale 011

    Duration: 09min
  • The Thirteenth Tale 012

    Duration: 04min
  • The Thirteenth Tale 013

    Duration: 19min
  • The Thirteenth Tale 014

    Duration: 17min
  • The Thirteenth Tale 015

    Duration: 07min
  • The Thirteenth Tale 016

    Duration: 28min
  • The Thirteenth Tale 017

    Duration: 07min
  • The Thirteenth Tale 018

    Duration: 24min
  • The Thirteenth Tale 019

    Duration: 09min
  • The Thirteenth Tale 020

    Duration: 20min
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