The Thirteenth Tale

This book was absolutely nothing like I expected it to be. The general story is that this woman who is obsessed with books, works with her father running an old book store, and she is hired by an extremely famous author to write her biography. This author, Vida Winter, is beloved by the public and she has had numerous people try to tell her story, but she always made up her past. Now she is finally about to pass and she wants to tell her real story which involves how she grew up, a twin.

I really don't want to give any more away because the whole story works because of the twists and turns and veils it has. The woman who is listening to Vida's story and will eventually write it is a lonely woman who has known no other life except reading day in and day out. Thus seeing her step out of her comfort zone and taking in this other person's story as well as being able to see it from her view point. She becomes so involved in the books she reads and it's incredible. In fact a little joke in the book is that she won't read standing up becasue once she got so distracted she fell down and hurt herself.

Very very good book, a little confusing to follow until you get a hang of the storyteller, but it's been one of the best reads I've had in awhile. Please check it out.