Brontë Parsonage's Thirteenth Tale

And a second press release:

DIANE SETTERFIELD TO VISIT HAWORTH AS PART OF BRONTË PARSONAGE MUSEUM’S NEW CONTEMPORARY ARTS PROGRAMME

Yorkshire-based writer Diane Setterfield will be discussing her phenomenally successful debut novel The Thirteenth Tale at the West Lane Baptist Centre in Haworth on Wednesday 15 October at 2pm. The event will take place as part of the Brontë Parsonage Museum’s new season of Contemporary Arts events.

The Thirteenth Tale reached No.1 on The New York Times bestseller list and has won numerous awards including the 2007 Yorkshire Book of the Year. A timeless gothic tale about the magic of books and storytelling, the novel makes reference to the works of the Brontës, specifically Jane Eyre, as well as other gothic writers such as Daphne du Maurier and Wilkie Collins.

“The Thirteenth Tale is full of intriguing references to the Brontës and their work, so it will be fascinating to hear Diane Setterfield read from the novel here in Haworth. Listening to such a deliciously gothic story is the perfect way to spend an atmospheric October afternoon!” Jenna Holmes, Arts Officer.

The new Contemporary Arts Programme, which has just been announced, involves arts events, exhibitions and special projects and launches on Saturday 11 October with an event to celebrate National Poetry Day. Poet Zoë Brigley will be in poet-in-residence at the museum throughout the day, working with museum visitors to create new poems based on the ‘Brontes’ secrets’.

BrontëBlog reviewed The Thirteenth Tale some time ago.

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