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The Thirteenth Tale
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July 1, 2008
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July 31, 2008

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Julianne
Mar 07, 2008 rated it it was amazing
Really enjoyed this book. If, however, I was reading instead of listening, I may have found the pace tedious and may have taken a while to read it.

Great story. This author is excellent at the descriptive word. One sentence and I could picture exactly what she was talking about.

I would have given it 5 stars, but I was unmoved by the unrealistic obsession that Margaret had with her twin. It wasn't believable for me, and it was the only time in the story when I felt like rolling my eyes and yelling
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Celeste
May 05, 2009 rated it it was amazing
Love this book. Can you guess the ending? I couldn't. ...more
Magpie67
A beautiful tale wove within a story! Wasn't expecting to really enjoy this novel until I got past the first chapter and then I couldn't stop reading it. The prose was elegant!

I must own this title and soon, what an extreme pleasure it was to re-read so many years later. I devoured in one day and enjoyed the mystery, I thought I remembered. Secrets and pasts all tangled up with words and stories until Vida Winter decides to have her last chapter written.
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Barbara
Aug 25, 2009 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
Wonderfully told. I like this reader, whoever she is. Young woman, bibliophile and amateur biographer, is asked to write the biography of Vida Winter, a successful but secretive author of fiction. Vida is going to tell our young woman a very juicy story, I just know it.
Jana
Sep 03, 2008 rated it it was amazing
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I really liked this book. I didn't really figure out the story until the end so I enjoyed the suspense. ...more
Sunflower
Mar 17, 2008 rated it it was amazing
Loved it. Couldn't put it down. ...more
Kelly
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