Diane Setterfield's The Thirteenth Tale
OMG! I read a bestseller! I'm actually kind of surprised this made the bestseller lists, but it was pretty good. If I was a blurb writer I would describe it thusly: "Margaret Lea, a young(ish) book shop clerk, is suddenly summoned by the reclusive writer Vida Winter, who has decided to finally tell her life story. As her tale unfolds, dark secrets come to light, and Margaret must confront her own mysterious family secret." Or whatever. I'll give it a solid B--it's a fast-moving story, but the writing is occasionally a little too stilted and/or flowery and/or wannabe Bronte-ish.
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