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Biographer Margaret Lea returns one night to her apartment above her father’s antiquarian bookshop. On her steps she finds a letter. It is a hand-written request from one of Britain’s most prolific and well-loved novelists. Vida Winter, gravely ill, wants to recount her life story before it is too late, and she wants Margaret to be the one to capture her history. The request takes Margaret by surprise — she doesn’t know the author, nor has she read any of Miss Winter’s dozens of novels.

Late one night while pondering whether to accept the task of recording Miss Winter’s personal story, Margaret begins to read her father’s rare copy of Miss Winter’s Thirteen Tales of Change and Desperation. She is spellbound by the stories and confused when she realizes the book only contains twelve stories. Where is the thirteenth tale? Intrigued, Margaret agrees to meet Miss Winter and act as her biographer.

As Vida Winter unfolds her story, she shares with Margaret the dark family secrets that she has long kept hidden as she remembers her days at Angelfield, the now burnt-out estate that was her childhood home. Margaret carefully records Miss Winter’s account and finds herself more and more deeply immersed in the strange and troubling story.

Both women will have to confront their pasts and the weight of family secrets... and the ghosts that haunt them still.

Readers

-> Paakhi
-> Ishi
-> Purvika

Ee heee!! I am in!!

You definitely are Paakhi! :D

All are welcome to join ^_^

Oh btw I never officially stated. ... I am in ^_^

Yay Purvi! :D:D
You remembered :D:D

Paakhi has already started it. I'll be starting it tomorrow hopefully :D

Oh ! Then I'll start as well :D

Okiee :D

Cool then .... We are buddy reading two books XD

Two? Three in total :P:P

Third book for our BR :P:P

Ishi wrote: "Two? Three in total :P:P

Third book for our BR :P:P"

Yup XD three... And we still have days left...maybe we can break all records XD

@Purvi: Maybe we can! XD We'll read some short stories too, what say?! :P

Ishi wrote: "@Purvi: Maybe we can! XD We'll read some short stories too, what say?! :P"

Yay I am all up for any reads XD just don't add horror in it :p

@Purvi: Haha :D No horror, promise :D:D

*spamming*

Yay.... Hey shiny ... Do you know this girls nick name...its sushi XD

Spammers everywhere! :D:D
'ello! :D

Purvika wrote: "Yay.... Hey shiny ... Do you know this girls nick name...its sushi XD"

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Sushi? :o

Ishi, I am called that too. I sympathise. :(

Pearly, how was Sunday? :)

@Shin: Thank you :( I hope you won't call me that ^_^

Shinjini wrote: "Sushi? :o

Ishi, I am called that too. I sympathise. :(

Pearly, how was Sunday? :)"

Oh we had so much fun...spammed a thread from 3 till 100+ posts XD

As far as I recall, it was Ruchi who told me about this book. I have high expectations for this one :)

Purvika wrote: "Shinjini wrote: "Sushi? :o

Ishi, I am called that too. I sympathise. :(

Pearly, how was Sunday? :)"

Oh we had so much fun...spammed a thread from 3 till 100+ posts XD"

HAHA XD It was fun :P:P Though I got in somewhere after 50 :P:P

Pearl, I saw the posts. I was so scared to go there though. :P

I'll go now. Wait.

The MODs here are very, very strict. Maybe we shouldn't spam here much. :P :P

Sushi, of course I will! How can I not? XD

@Shin: -_-

Shinjini wrote: "Pearl, I saw the posts. I was so scared to go there though. :P

I'll go now. Wait.

The MODs here are very, very strict. Maybe we shouldn't spam here much. :P :P

Sushi, of course I will! How can ..."

Ohh strict mod scares me to death xD

Oops wrong smiley :O :/ :'(

I started it... Its pretty interesting.... What about you guys ?

I'll be starting it either tonight or tomorrow.. not sure :|

Its I think 400+pages book

Yep :P

Cool then I can read it a my own pace... Along with another book....

*starts dancing*

Ishita wrote: "*starts dancing*"

*plays music of my choice *

*imagines it's dhin ka chika* XD

Ishita wrote: "*imagines it's dhin ka chika* XD"

Its bhangra :p

*wonders why so much dancing is going on* :P:P

No wait .. Its chikni chemeli :p or jalabi bai xD

Purvika wrote: "No wait .. Its chikni chemeli :p or jalabi bai xD"

LOL XD

Ishi wrote: "*wonders why so much dancing is going on* :P:P"

She is celebrating your nick name :P

@Purvi: Not again :| *goes away*

Ishi wrote: "@Purvi: Not again :| *goes away*"

Awwww .....*drags her back* *Offers dairy milk*

*takes the dairy milk and eats it whole* :P:P

Naam jalebi bai *does the signature step*

Naam jalebi bai *does the signature step*

Ishi- do I need a reason to be happy and dancing? ^___^

@Ishita: As you love dancing, you definitely don't :P:P

Ishita wrote: "Naam jalebi bai *does the signature step*"

*cardiac arrest* :P

Lol :P
I'm kind of in a shock today XD laughing hard is a kid of trauma! All my friends and I get fits like this when in anxiety :P XD

Ipshi- because I was that hot while performing? You couldn't handle me? ;)

Anxiety cause of the exams?! XD

I was feeling soo unprepared for S.st. that I wanted to laugh XD XD
It went fine though :P:P