Once Upon a River
- 432 pages
- 16 hours of reading
A SPELLBINDING, MULTI-LAYERED MYSTERY SET IN THE 19TH CENTURY AROUND THE THAMES, BY THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE THIRTEENTH TALE.
Diane Setterfield Book order (chronological)
August 22, 1964
Diane Setterfield is a British author hailed as a mistress of the craft of storytelling. Her novels, often described as 'a love letter to reading,' weave mystery, enchantment, and a deep exploration into the very nature of stories. Considering herself 'a reader first, a writer second,' Setterfield delves into themes of narrative, identity, and the intricate connections between life and literature. Her distinctive ability to create captivating worlds and characters cements her significance in contemporary fiction.
Беллмен и Блэк, или Незнакомец в черном. Bellmen i Blek, ili Neznakomets v chernom
- 376 pages
- 14 hours of reading
Впервые на русском – долгожданный новый роман Дианы Сеттерфилд, прославленного автора «Тринадцатой сказки», признанного шедевра современной английской прозы, который заставил критиков заговорить о возвращении золотого века британского романа, овеянного именами Шарлотты и Эмили Бронте и Дафны Дю Морье. В детстве Уильям Беллмен убивает из рогатки грача; невозможный, через все поле, выстрел тем не менее попадает в цель. Поступок этот вскоре забывается, но имеет непредсказуемые и трагические последствия через много лет, когда Уильям уже вырос, стал уважаемым человеком, счастливо женатым, с четырьмя детьми. Ведь грачи не забывают ничего… И вот ночью, на кладбище, Уильям заключает невероятную сделку с незнакомцем в черном, таинственным образом вошедшим в его жизнь; сделку, которая навсегда изменит судьбу Уильяма.
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.
Тринадцатая сказка
- 459 pages
- 17 hours of reading
The Thirteenth Tale
- 408 pages
- 15 hours of reading
'Tell me the truth.' It is a simple request, but on that shakes the reclusive and enigmatic novelist, Vida Winter, to her very core. For has she not spent the past six decades writing fictional lives that have not only brought her fame and fortune but kept her violent and tragic past a secret? Now old and ailing, Vida Winter cannot escape her own history, no matter how many stories she weaves. 'Tell me the truth.' These words from the past echo in the heart of young biographer Margaret Lea, for whom the secret of her own birth, hidden by those who lover her most, remains and ever-present pain. With a letter that promises finally to reveal the long-kept secrets of her life, Vida Winter invites Margaret on a journey to the past. Vida's tale is one of gothic strangeness featuring the Angelfield family: the beautiful and willful Isabelle and the feral twins, Adeline and Emmeline. In succumbing to Vida's storytelling, Margaret finds that it sheds a troubling light on her own life. Both women confront the ghosts that have haunted them and both become, finally, transformed by the truth.