The Thirteenth Tale, by Diane Setterfield, 406 pages This is a very lovely work of fiction that I can see especially appealing for book clubs. Vida Winter is England's most beloved writer- but also its most secretive. No one knows her history and everyone wants to know what her "thirteenth tale" was- a story allegedly left out of a volume published with only 12 stories. So it's surprising when Margaret Lea is approached about writing Ms. Winter's biography- why now? And will the renowned story teller and weaver of fiction actually tell the truth? I had some trouble getting drawn in, but once there, I had trouble putting it down.
