When she gets older, Isabelle is interested in a neighbor boy, Roland March.
When Charlie tries to torture Isabelle in the same way, she stymies him, and they become inseparable. Her brother, Charlie, terrorizes the staff until only the housekeeper, the gardener, and the gamekeeper remain. In his absence, the household follows Isabelle’s every whim. When Isabelle’s mother died in childbirth, Isabelle’s father locked himself away to grieve. Vida begins her tale with a woman named Isabelle. Vida tells her that her name was originally Adeline March she names the hospital where she was born and she states that she grew up at Angelfield, an estate nearby that was destroyed by fire. However, she asks Vida to tell her three verifiable truths, as proof that she will not just tell Margaret another lie. Margaret travels to Vida’s home in Yorkshire and eventually accepts the job. Vida is notoriously reticent about her personal history and has previously invented stories about her past whenever anyone asks. She receives a letter from Vida Winter, one of England’s most famous authors, asking Margaret to listen to her life story and record her biography. This study guide refers to the 2009 paperback edition of the book, published by Emily Bestler Books/Washington Square Press.Ĭontent Warning: The source material includes descriptions of murder, death by suicide, and sexual assault.Īmateur biographer Margaret Lea lives in London and works for her father at his rare bookshop.
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