The Thirteenth Tale: A Novel
de Diane Setterfield
- Usado
- Estado
- Used - Good
- ISBN 10
- 0743298039
- ISBN 13
- 9780743298032
- Librería
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Waltham, Massachusetts, United States
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Sobre este artículo
Atria/Emily Bestler Books. Used - Good. . 9780743298032
Sinopsis
The Thirteenth Tale is a gothic suspense novel published in 2006. It is Diane Setterfield's debut novel.
Reseñas
El Aug 26 2014, un lector dijo:
Suspenseful and beautifully written, this is a tale that will hold your attention. Just when you think you know where the story is heading, a twist occurs that throws you off course. One of the most mesmerizing books I have read this summer!
El Jan 29 2009, Killswan dijo:
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? ***
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Detalles
- Librería
- More Than Words Inc. (US)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- BOS-B-02e-01893
- Título
- The Thirteenth Tale: A Novel
- Autor
- Diane Setterfield
- Estado del libro
- Used - Good
- Encuadernación
- Tapa blanda
- ISBN 10
- 0743298039
- ISBN 13
- 9780743298032
- Editorial
- Atria/Emily Bestler Books
- Lugar de publicación
- New York, New York, USA
- Primera fecha de publicación de esta edición
- October 9, 2007
Términos de venta
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Waltham, Massachusetts
Sobre More Than Words Inc.
More Than Words empowers youth who are in foster care, court-involved, homeless or out of school to take charge of their lives by taking charge of a business. MTW believes that when system-involved youth are challenged with authentic and increasing responsibilities in a business setting, and are given high expectations and a culture of support, they can and will address personal barriers to success, create concrete action plans for their lives, and become contributing members of society. More Than Words began as an online bookselling training program for youth in DCF custody in 2004 and opened its vibrant bookstore on Moody St in Waltham in 2005 and added its Starbucks coffee bar in 2008. MTW replicated its model in the South End of Boston in 2011, thereby doubling the number of youth served annually.