About this title: Amateur biographer Margaret Lea receives a letter from reclusive author Vida Winter, summoning her to write Vida's life story. Up to this point, Vida has never given a true account of her life, toying with interviewers by inventing lutlandish life histories of herself. In her old age, she at last wants to tell the truth a bout her extraordinary life. Maragret is captivated by Vida's strange tale of the mysterious March family. But as a biographer she deals in fact not fiction, and she doesn't entirely trust Vida's account. As Margaret pieces together the story on her own, what she discovers ...
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Description: Good. 038566284X **Hardcover**--Exact ISBN Match--Dust Jacket has some shelf wear and pages have light crinkling. No personalizations, writing or marks in the text. Ships Quickly-IN STOCK-Satisfaction Guaranteed! read more
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Atria
Date Published: 2006-09-12
ISBN-13:9780743298025ISBN:0743298020
Description: Very Good in Very Good jacket. VG/VG. Very Good Hardcover book with Very Good Dust Jacket. Binding tight and straight. Pages clean and unmarked. read more
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Binding: Audiobook CD
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio
ISBN-13:9780743564519ISBN:0743564510
Description: Fine. 0743564510 *AUDIO CD Edition* BRAND NEW IN THE SEALED BOX. There is a black line across the bar code. It is otherwise fine. read more
Binding: Audiobook CD
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio
ISBN-13:9780743570206ISBN:0743570200
Description: New. 0743570200 *AUDIO CD Edition* BRAND NEW IN THE SEALED BOX. There is a black line across the bar code. It is otherwise fine. read more
"This book reads like a modern day fairy tale, the imagery is beautiful. Although there are alot of side stories that can be distracting, this book is great and worth the read."
"I LOVE this book!!! It's a total page turner... once you start - you won't stop reading until you're done. I couldn't get enough of the mystery, the secrets, the past, the present --- interwined to make one of the best books I've ever read!!!! Highly recommended!!"
The truth is slowly revealed in this novel and that?s what keeps you mesmerized until the the thirteenth tale is finally told.
This is a story of writers, book lovers, and twins and of a beloved English novelist with a mysterious past and the lonely woman who is hired to write her life story.
It?s all here ? the secluded English estate with its lush gardens, and all the ghosts, past and present, who inhabit it."
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