lørdag den 31. juli 2010

Diane Setterfield: The Thirteenth Tale




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?



Diane Setterfield formår virkelig at fange en helt fra begyndelsen og holde ens opmærksomhed til den sidste side. Hendes skrivestil og det lidt mystiske plot, som man ikke ser komme, fungerer rigtig godt overens og jeg ville helt sikkert anbefale denne bog til folk der nyder en god historie og lidt mystik.