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The daughter of a book dealer is commissioned by a reclusive author to write her biography. It starts out normal, and then you realize it is set in the Moors of England, and when has a book set in the Moors not ended up being Gothic in tone? A good read, not your average story. I look forward to more from this author.
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Completely seductive and satisfying. I had a great time with this and I'm sorry it's over.
I knew nothing about this before I read it. It came nicely on the heels of We Have Always Lived in the Castle, which is in a higher literary league than The Thirteenth Tale, but still. It also reminded me of The House at Riverton, but I didn't like that as much as this.
All the mysteries were answered, I didn't suspect anything, and even after everything was solved, you get to kind of simmer in it all sin ...more
Completely seductive and satisfying. I had a great time with this and I'm sorry it's over.
I knew nothing about this before I read it. It came nicely on the heels of We Have Always Lived in the Castle, which is in a higher literary league than The Thirteenth Tale, but still. It also reminded me of The House at Riverton, but I didn't like that as much as this.
All the mysteries were answered, I didn't suspect anything, and even after everything was solved, you get to kind of simmer in it all sin ...more
Straight-up gothic shlock with some modern psychology stuff thrown in. Fun to read but that's about it.
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November's book club pick...Disappointed at the ending. Didn't really care for Margaret, the biographer.
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Nov 27, 2007
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