The Thirteenth Tale
The last book I read in 2010 was The Thirteenth Tale by Diane
Setterfield. This is a book that has been hugely popular with book
bloggers over the last few years and as usual, I appear to be one of the
last to read it. I don’t have any excuse for this other than that
certain books just seem to pass me by!The novel opens as Lea returns to her apartment above her father's
antiquarian bookshop and finds a hand-written letter from Winter. It
requests her presence at the author's residence and offers the chance to
write Winter's life story before she succumbs to a terminal illness.
Lea is surprised by the proposal, as she is only vaguely aware of the
famous author and has not read any of the dozens of novels penned by
Winter.While considering the offer, Lea's curiosity prompts her to read her father’s rare copy of Winter’s Thirteen Tales of Change and Desperation.
She is unexpectedly spellbound by the stories and confused when she
realizes the book contains only twelve stories. Where is the thirteenth
tale? Intrigued, Margaret agrees to meet with aging author -- if only to
discuss her reasons for not accepting the position as Winter's
biographer.
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