Heather's books

Sarah's Key
Room
Rainwater
The Help
A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
New Moon
Eclipse
Breaking Dawn
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
The Lightning Thief
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
The Notebook
Eat, Pray, Love
The Time Traveler's Wife
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone


Heather's favorite books »

Tuesday, November 18, 2014

A mystifying tale

The Thirteenth Tale
The Thirteenth Tale

By: Diane Setterfield

Genre:  Adult historical fiction

Pages: 406

Published: 2006

Read: November

4 out of 5


This is definitely one of my favorite historical fiction novels. It is so intriguing, unique, and all about books! What could be better? The first half of the book I literally could not put down AND I have read it once before – years ago.  Vida Winter’s book of thirteen tales has always been missing the thirteenth story. When she finally decided to tell her story, sick and dying, she begins with a story of twins, Adeline and Emmeline, growing up in Angelfield. This only baffles the biographer and the reader more as they become engrossed in the Mrs. Winter’s story. It is one mystifying tale within another mystifying tale. My one criticism would be that the ending moves too fast, as a reader I started to get lost in how Margaret unraveled the mystifying tales. Still a great novel, I recommend this to fans of historical fiction, Kate Morton and book clubs everywhere.  

No comments:

Post a Comment