Diane Setterfield es una autora británica aclamada como maestra del arte de contar historias. Sus novelas, a menudo descritas como 'una carta de amor a la lectura', entrelazan misterio, encanto y una profunda exploración de la naturaleza misma de las historias. Considerándose 'primero lectora, luego escritora', Setterfield profundiza en temas de narrativa, identidad y las intrincadas conexiones entre la vida y la literatura. Su distintiva habilidad para crear mundos y personajes cautivadores cimenta su importancia en la ficción contemporánea.
Entre mentiras, recuerdos e imaginación se teje la vida de la señora Winter, una famosa novelista ya muy entrada en años que pide ayuda a Margaret, una mujer joven y amante de los libros, para contar por fin la historia de su misterioso pasado. «Cuénteme la verdad», pide Margaret, pero la verdad duele, y solo el día en que Vida Winter muera sabremos qué secretos encerraba "El cuento número trece", una historia que nadie se había atrevido a escribir.
'I was completely spellbound' - Ruth Hogan, author of The Keeper of Lost Things 'Setterfield is a master storyteller' - Madeline Miller, author of Circe Some say the river drowned her... Some say it brought her back to life On a dark midwinter's night in an ancient inn on the Thames, the regulars are entertaining themselves by telling stories when the door bursts open and in steps an injured stranger. In his arms is the drowned corpse of a child. Hours later, the dead girl stirs, takes a breath and returns to life. Is it a miracle? Is it magic? And who does the little girl belong to? An exquisitely crafted historical mystery brimming with folklore, suspense and romance, as well as with the urgent scientific curiosity of the Victorian age. ____________________ Praise for Diane Setterfield- 'An absolute feast of a book, which will keep you engrossed' RED magazine 'Brimming with folklore, intrigue and romance, this is a story to savour' Woman & Home 'Once Upon a River continues to demonstrate Setterfield's mastery of the Gothic genre in a way that will appeal to modern readers' The Independent Readers are captivated by Once Upon a River- ***** 'Pure escapism, a beautifully written story.' ***** 'It felt as comforting as the fantastical stories you read as a child yet with a darker edge.' ***** 'I was entranced from the beginning to the end.'
Killing a bird with his slingshot as a boy, William Bellman grows up a wealthy family man unaware of how his act of childhood cruelty will have terrible consequences until a wrenching tragedy compels him to enter into a macabre bargain with a stranger in black -- $c Source other than Library of Congress.
Роман «Тринадцатая сказка» - дебютный роман британской писательницы Дианы Setterfield, созданный в жанре «неоготики». Это готическая история, полная тайн. Маргарет Ли, работающая в букинистической лавке своего отца, приняв приглашение стать биографом знаменитой писательницы Виды Винтер, оказывается в стенах мрачного особняка, населенного призраками прошлого. Ее собственная история странным образом перекликается с разворачивающейся историей сестер-близнецов, постепенно подводя к разгадке тайны.
