The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield

 All children mythologize their birth... So begins the prologue of reclusive author Vida Winter's collection of stories, which are famous for the mystery of the missing thirteenth tale as they are for the dlight and enchantment of the twelve that do exist
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 The enigmatic Winter has spent six decades creating various outlandish histories for herself. Now old and ailing, she wants to tell the truth about her extraordinary past. She summons biographer Margaret Lea, a young woman who is struck by a very curious parallel between winter's life and her own.

   As Vida exposes the history she meant to bury for good, Margaret is mesmerized. It is a tale of gothic strangeness, of a remote estate, feral children, a governess, a ghost, and a devastating fire.

The Thirteenth Tale is a love letter to reading. Diane Setterfield will keep you guessing, make you wonder, move you to tears and laughter and, in the end, deposit you breathless yet satisfied back upon the shore of your everyday world.
 Another book I really enjoyed!!