The Thirteenth Tale - Diane Setterfield Reviews

The Thirteenth Tale -A mystifying classic tale This book was in my To -Read list for quite a few months until last weekend when I got this from my friend. This is an excellent and unique novel with interwoven mysteries which prompts you to read it in a fast pace so as to reach to the end in a jiffy.The book is written within the Gothic ...  Read the complete review

Book Summary... Biographer Margaret Lea receives a letter from the famous author, Vida Winter, asking her if she would write her biography. Margaret is reluctant to do so as she prefers to write biographies of those no longer living. However, Margaret has sorrow of her own, and Vida draws her in with a promise of a story involving ...  Read the complete review

The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield is probably the only book I have read in quite a while that not only grabbed my attention but held it throughout as well as living up to and probably surpassing all my expectations of it. I must therefore admit before I go any further that I utterly adored this book and from the opening words to the closing ...  Read the complete review

I had mixed emotions when I picked up this book: there was quite a lot of 'ums and arghs'. I didn't know what to expect. However, I'm glad to say that I actually found the book enjoyable and a surprisingly quick read. In Setterfield's novel, Vida Winter is England's most famous living author, and whose life has remained a mystery. No ...  Read the complete review

The Thirteenth Tale is Diane Setterfield's debut novel.... and wow what a debut! A brief description: Vida Winters is the country's favourite author. But no-one knows anything about her life. In the last 2 years alone she has given various journalist 19 different versions of her life story, swearing each one is the truth. Until now, ...  Read the complete review

I've just finished reading this book and had to write a review about it straight away because it was just so good - everyone should go straight out and buy it! I read quite a lot, but it's not often that I find a book that I can devour within twenty four hours of starting it - this book is an exception. I'm not sure why I bought this book - I ...  Read the complete review

Now and again a book comes along that takes your breath away and leaves you gasping with surprise at just how good it is. Diane Setterfield's debut novel, THE THIRTEENTH TALE, is as fine an example of this as you are ever going to get and so far I have yet to hear a single bad review or opinion of this novel. Some of you may know, I am a member of ...  Read the complete review