基本信息出版社：Washington Square Press
页码：432 页
出版日期：2007年10月
ISBN：0743298039
条形码：9780743298032
装帧：平装
正文语种：英语
外文书名：第十三个故事

内容简介 Sometimes, when you open the door to thepast, what you confront is your destiny.

Reclusive author Vida Winter, famous for her collection of twelve enchantingstories, has spent the past six decades penning a series of alternate livesfor herself. Now old and ailing, she is ready to reveal the truth about herextraordinary existence and the violent and tragic past she has kept secret forso long. Calling on Margaret Lea, a young biographer troubled by her ownpainful history, Vida disinters the life she meant to bury for good. Margaret ismesmerized by the author's tale of gothic strangeness -- featuring the beautifuland 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.
作者简介 Diane Setterfield is in her early forties. Having spent time in France, she now lives in Harrogate. THE THIRTEENTH TALE is her first novel. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.
编辑推荐 Review
'Beautifully written and highly intelligent. Blissful escapism for literate (and literary) females who love an old-fashioned story' THE TIMES 'A real treat...Like all the best first novels, this one seems to bulge with a lifetime's hoarded inspirations. Setterfield litters the book with references to nineteenth-century gothic literature and other meta-textual winks and nudges. The effect is of a lit-crit parlour game, which only adds to the fun' TIME OUT 'Guiltily enjoyable' MAIL ON SUNDAY 'Whimsical, moving and consciously nostalgic, Diane Setterfield knows the limits of enchantment, even as she tries to break them' TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT 'Setterfield proves a mistress of the craft of storytelling and her musings about the pleasures of reading are beguiling' GUARDIAN 'Cleverly plotted, beautifully written homage to the classic romance mystery novel...It is a remarkable first novel, a book about the joy of books, a riveting multi-layered mystery that twists and turns, and weaves a quite magical spell for most of its length' THE INDEPENDENT 'A witty, entertaining and very satisfying read' THE SPECTATOR 'This bold, unusual debut is, as a Jane Austen character might have said, a vastly entertaining fiction' DAILY MAIL 'Make yourself a mug of cocoa and shut the curtains tight - a generous helping of gothic delight is about to be served' DAILY EXPRESS 'A remarkably compelling debut...This is an extraordinary, unusual and atmospheric story with a sense of timelessness about it. It is rare to be able to smell a book as well as read it, but this one is steeped in the aroma of old houses in remote places with strange faded furnishings and little natural light. It will appeal to anybody with a love of literature and a passion for the feel and smell of old books' SCOTLAND ON SUNDAY 'Brilliantly written - recommended' EASY LIVING 'Compelling page-turner' WOMAN & HOME 'a page-turner of a Gothic mystery' SHE 'A dark mystery in the vein of Daphne du Maurier about family secrets and the potency of storytelling' THE LIST 'The fiction that I will be most enthusiastically recommending to friends is Diane Setterfield's The Thirteenth Tale. Much hyped, this has lived up to expectations; it is like Daphne du Maurier, Agatha Christie and the Brontes all rolled into one, which has to be a good thing' BOOKSELLER 'If you don't mind drowning yourself in a captivating, beautifully written tale, go ahead and buy 'The Thirteenth Tale. You won't regret the purchase' LITPUNDIT.COM 'I can't remember when I last enjoyed a book as much as I've enjoyed this one. WWW.THEBOOKBAG.CO.UK 'An extraordinary story, full of twists and turns, spookiness and humour...As a debut novel, this is an impressive book and it is refreshing to read something that combines Gothic invention with realism so easily. For every fantastic plot twist there is a descriptive passage that catches the imagination completely. A wonderful book to settle down with on a Sunday afternoon: one that is both absorbing and fun' WATERSTONES BOOKS QUARTERLY 'The Thirteenth Tale is the sort of novel they don't write any more, which makes it all the more welcome. Add to this Setterfield's remarkable imagination coupled with her literate style and you have the makings of a modern classic' YORKSHIRE EVE POST 'Setterfield establishes, from the very first page, one of those narrative voices which you trust implicitly, warming to its calm understated authority' SUNDAY TELEGRAPH 'Setterfield writes evocatively and assuredly' LITERARY REVIEW 'This is an excellent emotional mystery which I found harder to put down every night!' WOMAN'S OWN 'Setterfield is a master of pacing' THE SCOTSMAN 'Diane Setterfield has a light lyric touch' FINANCIAL TIMES 'Start reading this on the bus and, I swear, you won't only miss your stop, you might even lose the whole day' COSMOPOLITAN - Great Reads of 2006 'The moorland romances of the Brontes and Daphne du Maurier are never far away from our vision of a perfect Christmas read. Draw up a chair, then, for debut novelist Diane Setterfield. It's a windswept feast of abandoned babies, incestuous siblings and feral twins' THE INDEPENDENT (Review) --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

Review
'Beautifully written and highly intelligent. Blissful escapism for literate (and literary) females who love an old-fashioned story' (THE TIMES )

'A real treat...Like all the best first novels, this one seems to bulge with a lifetime's hoarded inspirations. Setterfield litters the book with references to nineteenth-century gothic literature and other meta-textual winks and nudges. The effect is of a lit-crit parlour game, which only adds to the fun' (TIME OUT )

'Guiltily enjoyable' (MAIL ON SUNDAY )

'Whimsical, moving and consciously nostalgic, Diane Setterfield knows the limits of enchantment, even as she tries to break them' (TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT )

'Setterfield proves a mistress of the craft of storytelling and her musings about the pleasures of reading are beguiling' (GUARDIAN )

'Cleverly plotted, beautifully written homage to the classic romance mystery novel...It is a remarkable first novel, a book about the joy of books, a riveting multi-layered mystery that twists and turns, and weaves a quite magical spell for most of its length' (THE INDEPENDENT )

'A witty, entertaining and very satisfying read' (THE SPECTATOR )

'This bold, unusual debut is, as a Jane Austen character might have said, a vastly entertaining fiction' (DAILY MAIL )

'Make yourself a mug of cocoa and shut the curtains tight - a generous helping of gothic delight is about to be served' (DAILY EXPRESS )

'A remarkably compelling debut...This is an extraordinary, unusual and atmospheric story with a sense of timelessness about it. It is rare to be able to smell a book as well as read it, but this one is steeped in the aroma of old houses in remote places with strange faded furnishings and little natural light. It will appeal to anybody with a love of literature and a passion for the feel and smell of old books' (SCOTLAND ON SUNDAY )

'Brilliantly written - recommended' (EASY LIVING )

'Compelling page-turner' (WOMAN & HOME )

'a page-turner of a Gothic mystery' (SHE )

'A dark mystery in the vein of Daphne du Maurier about family secrets and the potency of storytelling' (THE LIST )

'The fiction that I will be most enthusiastically recommending to friends is Diane Setterfield's The Thirteenth Tale. Much hyped, this has lived up to expectations; it is like Daphne du Maurier, Agatha Christie and the Brontes all rolled into one, which has to be a good thing' (BOOKSELLER )

'If you don't mind drowning yourself in a captivating, beautifully written tale, go ahead and buy 'The Thirteenth Tale. You won't regret the purchase' (LITPUNDIT.COM )

'I can't remember when I last enjoyed a book as much as I've enjoyed this one. (WWW.THEBOOKBAG.CO.UK )

'An extraordinary story, full of twists and turns, spookiness and humour....As a debut novel, this is an impressive book and it is refreshing to read something that combines Gothic invention with realism so easily. For every fantastic plot twist there is a descriptive passage that catches the imagination completely. A wonderful book to settle down with on a Sunday afternoon: one that is both absorbing and fun' (WATERSTONES BOOKS QUARTERLY )

'The Thirteenth Tale is the sort of novel they don't write any more, which makes it all the more welcome. Add to this Setterfield's remarkable imagination coupled with her literate style and you have the makings of a modern classic' (YORKSHIRE EVE POST )

'Setterfield establishes, from the very first page, one of those narrative voices which you trust implicitly, warming to its calm understated authority' (SUNDAY TELEGRAPH )

'Setterfield writes evocatively and assuredly' (LITERARY REVIEW )

'This is an excellent emotional mystery which I found harder to put down every night!' (WOMAN'S OWN )

'Setterfield is a master of pacing' (THE SCOTSMAN )

'Diane Setterfield has a light lyric touch' (FINANCIAL TIMES )

'Start reading this on the bus and, I swear, you won't only miss your stop, you might even lose the whole day' (COSMOPOLITAN - Great Reads of 2006 )

'The moorland romances of the Brontes and Daphne du Maurier are never far away from our vision of a perfect Christmas read. Draw up a chair, then, for debut novelist Diane Setterfield. It's a windswept feast of abandoned babies, incestuous siblings and feral twins' (THE INDEPENDENT (Review) ) --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

Robert Goddard
'This thoroughly absorbing and strangely other-worldly novel captivates the reader from the very first page.' --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

Kate Long, author of The Bad Mother's Handbook
'I found it magical and haunting, like one of Stephen Poliakoff's narratives-within-a-narrative. I really enjoyed it. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

Nicholas Coleridge
'I'm utterly distracted by this fascinating, original, creepy, brilliant, compulsive novel. I read it practically all night.' --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

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Elizabeth Buchan, Daily Mail
'A vastly entertaining fiction.' --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

Time Out (Book of the Week)
'A real treat ... like all the best first novels, this one seems
to bulge with a lifetime's hoarded inspirations.' --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

Times Literary Supplement
'Whimsical, moving and consciously nostalgic, Diane Setterfield
knows the limits of enchantment, even as she tries to break them.'
--This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

THE TIMES
'Beautifully written and highly intelligent. Blissful escapism for literate (and literary) females who love an old-fashioned story' --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.