The Thirteenth Tale: All children mythologize their birth…So begins the prologue of reclusive author Vida Winter’s collection of stories, which are as famous for the mystery of the missing thirteenth tale as they are for the delight and enchantment of the twelve that do exist. Oh, I must say The Thirteenth Tale would go very well on long winter days as well. I plan to read the author’s latest novel, Once Upon a River, on my next trip I’m sure it will be delightful.

I kept thinking that it would be an excellent companion while travelling, because wherever you leave it, the moment you return to it, you’ll find yourself in the story. However, this is a delightful and gripping novel, and it is one of the books that I think almost every reader will enjoy reading. The Thirteenth Tale is not a book you will miss a lot if you don’t read it It has no such depth, no power to change people. As you can see, it was delightful to read the stories that were charmingly connected to each other without breaking away from the main story. Also, the stories that run parallel to each other are very cleverly constructed. I am not a gothic literature enthusiast, but gothic elements are used very well in this book. You’ll get to know twins Emmeline and Adeline, grow up with them, and even admire the side characters who shaped their lives. A family that makes people nervous but always succumbs to their curiosity, and that glamorous, strange house where this family has lived for years, Angelfield, will be your family and home as long as you read the book. The real story begins after Margaret Lea and Vida Winter come together. However, she falls under the spell of the author a few pages later.

On the other hand, Margaret has not read any of the books by this very famous author. Vida Winter has written 56 bestselling books in 56 years and is quite mysterious, tells a different story about her life in every interview and keeps her real life a secret. She is shocked when she receives an invitation from Britain’s best-loved author, the world-famous Vida Winter, to write her biography. Margaret Lea is an excellent reader, living a quiet life with her parents, working in her father’s rare book shop, and only writing biographies of the dead. The Thirteenth Tale is a mystery and family drama that impresses the reader all at once it is quite gripping, beautifully written, and contains gothic elements.

The thirteenth tale novel