Many thanks to NetGalley, Atria/Emily Bestler Books, and Diane Setterfield for the opportunity to read her latest work - it is an absolutely gorgeous novel. I loved The Thirteen Tale and this book will captivate your heart as that one did.
On the banks of the Thames River in a distance era, there are small inns where storytelling is an art and the stories are passed down through the generations. A new story is told on a dark winter's night when a half-dead stranger bursts into The Swan carrying what at first glance appeared to be a puppet but was actually a young girl who appeared dead. But then she later came back to life yet didn't speak, adding to the mystery. And who was the young girl? Was she the kidnapped daughter of the Vaughn's? The granddaughter of a local farmer? Or someone else?
This tale of mystery and the supernatural, the folklore and the science all is told in such a beautiful fashion. You will literally be transported back in time. This is a rather long book but I didn't want it to end!
On sale today - don't miss it!
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