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DECEMBER 21, 2010
The Thirteenth Tale ~ Diane Setterfield

****comments by CarolK

I really hated to see The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield end. It’s the storytelling that enthralled me. Well, actually it’s the storytelling within the story by the character Vida Winter and the expertise by said author that so captivated me. Vida Winter is nearing the end of her life when she commissions biographer, Margaret Lea to write her life story. Vida Winter, a reclusive author, has spent her life writing the most interesting collection of tales, twelve in all. She promises Margaret the truth and with this to reveal the thirteenth and final tale. There’s all the makings of a good gothic read here, ghosts, topiary gardens, plenty of characters with secrets, lies, gauzy scenes that gray the story Ms. Winter tells. Twins play a large part in the story and are one of my favorite devices in books. Bits and pieces are revealed in the telling of the tales and there’s just enough of what I did not know to keep me hooked right to the end.
 
Beautifully told, an interesting story, The Thirteenth Tale is a great debut. Where, oh where is the next?


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