Book 15: The Thirteenth Tale

The Thirteenth Tale: A Novel, written by Diane Setterfield, has one of the best openers of any novel in recent memory -- one that makes you really stop and consider some big questions about the nature of storytelling. First, more thanks: Marta recommended this one and even threw in the book.

It's part-ghost story, part-thriller, and all-wonderful. The narrator, Margaret Lea, is the daughter of a bookseller and is hired to write the biography of a reclusive writer -- the Agatha Christie of her time. What she discovers is a remarkable story, indeed. I didn't put it down, which says something for both the author, her remarkable characters, and the story itself.

Best of all, the ending feels both comforting and completely natural -- no false notes.

Highly recommended -- especially for fans of the British novel (and ghost stories).

http://www.amazon.com/Thirteenth-Tale-Novel-Diane-Setterfield/dp/0743298020/sr=8-1/qid=1167365474/ref=pd_bbs_1/002-1976670-1036856?ie=UTF8&s=books