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Rent The Thirteenth Tale
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Narrator: Bianca Amato
Format: Unabridged-CD, Paperback
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Published: Sep 2006
Genre: Fiction - Historical - General
Retail Price: $49.95
Discs: 14
Synopsis
When her health begins failing, the mysterious author Vida Winter decides to let Margaret Lea, a biographer, write the truth about her life, but Margaret needs to verify the facts since Vida has a history of telling outlandish tales.
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Reviews
This story starts out somewhat slowly....but if you can hang on till it gets interesting it's hard to stop listening. Setterfield paints some beautiful and terrible pictures for her reader/listener, and I enjoyed the twist at the end.
I agree with the others a very slow start and I almost returned it but I stayed with it and was I glad I did. because it definitely picks up and then you can't put it down. Just a fantastic read from an author who loves words and uses language and imagery so skillfully. Stay with it and you won't be sorry.
I had trouble getting started on this book because the beginning is slow, but once I got past the first few chapters I couldn't stop . . . this was a really good book, very well written and able to hold my attention. The twist at the end is also very good.
The story of Vida Winters reminded me of the earlier books by VC Andrews that I couldn't help but be drawn into this story. The ending was a surprise that wrapped up nicely.
Don't bother unless you're into sadism.