Who has read Thirteenth Tale? Could you tell me about it?

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I haven't read The Thirteenth Tale personally but I found this review at mysterycrimefiction.suite101. com after seeing this question:

THE THIRTEENTH TALE

This rich, multi-layered Gothic tale, in the tradition of Daphne DuMaurier and the Bronte sisters, grabs the reader from the first pages and doesn't let go.

The Thirteenth Tale is the story of Vida Winter, a best-selling British writer nearing the end of her life, and Margaret Lea, the youngish apprentice bookseller and part-time biographer, whom Ms. Winter has chosen to write her life story. The problem is that Ms. Winter has spent her life telling stories -- including 19 different ones about her background and childhood. Will she be able to tell the truth this time?

The Thirteenth Tale is, of course, Ms. Winter's final tale. As it unfolds, the reader meets a troubled family, right out of the pages of Jane Eyre or Wuthering Heights, and a crumbling Gothic mansion called Anglefield, reminiscent of Rebecca's Manderley. There is a secret garden, confused identities, and tragedy, all in the Gothic tradition. But, although this novel pays homage to those great novels that came before, it stands well on its own. To add another layer, Margaret has ghosts of her own, ghosts that are awakened as she hears Ms. Winter's story.

It's hard to believe that The Thirteenth Tale is a first novel. The prose is rich and nuanced and the grammar is perfect -- a rarity these days. The frustrated English major in me really shouldn't be bothered when other authors miss the subjunctive "were" for "was" -- or "whom" for "who" – or even "that" for "which", but how delightful it is to read a novel where all of these grammatical subtleties are respected.

The Thirteenth Tale is a wonderful and unexpected surprise. If you're a fan of DuMaurier, Bronte, Dickens, or even Agatha Christie, you're sure to enjoy this novel.

It's a great book! Sort of like Jane Eyre but by a modern writer.

The narrator is asked to write the biography of a dying famous writer who has given many interviews over the years and never once told the truth about her life. This time she vows she WILL tell the truth, but the story she tells seems almost impossible to believe ...

The Thirteenth Tale is a love letter to reading, a book for the feral reader in all of us, a return to that rich vein of storytelling that our parents loved and that we loved as children. Diane Setterfield will keep you guessing, make you wonder, move you to tears and laughter and, in the end, deposit you breathless yet satisfied back upon the shore of your everyday life.