{"product_id":"9780385680400","title":"The Thirteenth Tale","description":"\u003cb\u003eA #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller, \u003ci\u003eThe Thirteenth Tale\u003c\/i\u003e is part contemporary, part historical with mysterious threads about family secrets and the magic of books and storytelling weaving the two together.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAll children mythologize their birth . . .\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e     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.\u003cbr\u003e     The enigmatic Winter has spent six decades creating various outlandish histories for herself. Now old and ailing, she at last wants to tell the truth about her extraordinary past. She summons biographer Margaret Lea, a young woman who is struck by a very curious parallel between Winter's life and her own.\u003cbr\u003e     As Vida exposes the history she meant to bury for good, Margaret is mesmerized. It is a tale of gothic strangeness, of a remote estate, feral children, a governess, a ghost, and a devastating fire.\u003cbr\u003e     In this love letter to reading, Diane Setterfield will keep you guessing, make you wonder, move you to tears and laughter and, in the end, deposit you breathless yet satisfied back upon the shore of your everyday world.","brand":"Diane Setterfield","offers":[{"title":"Doubleday Canada |  Paperback \/ softback | Trade paperback (US) |  2013-06-18","offer_id":46019517382911,"sku":"9780385680400","price":21.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0329\/9075\/7001\/files\/BNCImageAPI_b3af9e56-2b8a-4b6a-9e9b-7894f333beba.jpg?v=1723181765","url":"https:\/\/riverbookshop.com\/products\/9780385680400","provider":"River Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}