I recently read The Thirteenth Tale and enjoyed it, but I don't think this book is for everyone. Who is it for? For adults who love books perhaps. For those who love mystery with a dash of creepy. Maybe for those who loved The Other by Thomas Tryon.
Plot: Reclusive bookworm and occasional biographer of obscure nineteenth-century writers receives invitation to write the biography of the most prolific author of her day. This holds little appeal on the surface, but the bookworm is compelled by something in the wording of the invitation. After reading several of the author's novels, she is more intrigued but suspicious. Will this author tell her the truth?
Told with framing devices, this is a tale to linger in, to wonder about, and to discuss with someone else who has read it. Anyone?
Saturday, April 21, 2007
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