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In addition to being a charming old woman, Vida is also a wonderful writer. Vida is sitting in the armchair by the fireplace as on the throne, surrounded by the velvet cushions of various shades of red. She has an appearance of the ancient queen, witch or goddess. Vida Winter is not one of those, who can easily get lost in the crowd. As to her inner world, Margaret is a kind, talented and intelligent character, because she helps to write Vida’s story life and unravels all her secrets. She understands Vida’s loneliness, because Vida also had two sisters (Emmeline and Adeline March). Margaret suffers from being alone without her sister. As the book narrates, Margaret was not born alone and in fact had a twin sibling who died. Margaret immediately agrees to write a biography for Vida Winter. She prefers to read works of Charles Dickens and the Bronte sisters. Margaret Lea has a job in her father’s second-hand bookshop. We are thankful for their contributions and encourage you to make your own. So, would I recommend giving this book a read? Sure! I definitely enjoyed turning the pages of this one.These notes were contributed by members of the GradeSaver community. The story has an eerie quality about it, which I found appealing.

I really enjoyed how the secrets unfolded gradually – the reader gets snippets of the truth that build throughout the novel. I have to say – I was not expecting the outcomes that appeared on the pages. The plot twists and turns as family secrets are revealed. The Thirteenth Tale is the story of Vida Winter, as transcribed by Margaret. However, now that she is gravely ill, Miss Winter wants to tell the real story. Vida Winter is notoriously mysterious about her past every time reporters schedule interviews she makes up new accounts of her life that are false.

Margaret, a young Englishwoman, is called upon by famous author Vida Winter to pen her life story. What a great way to start off my year! The Thirteenth Tale is a gothic suspense novel, and it definitely pulled me in.

However, I am keeping it to 12 again, as I think reading one book a month is a reasonable goal to achieve, and if I surpass it yet again I will be happy! I never want reading to feel like a chore – it is something I love to do!Īnyway, my first book of 2013 was The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield. Since I ended up reading 16 books in 2012, my first inclination was to increase my goal for 2013. It wasn’t a huge goal, per se, but it was one I knew I could achieve and would get me back into the habit of reading regularly (a passion of mine that had gone by the wayside over the years…life gets busy, you know?). Now that 2013 is in full swing, it is time for me to start reading again! Last year, I made it my goal to read 12 books in 2012.