The Thirteenth Tale: A Novel
New York: Atria, 2006. First edition. Hardcover. First edition. Fine, fresh copy in equally fine dust jacket. Hardcover. 406 pp. All children mythologize their birth...So begins the prologue of reclusive author Vida winter's collection of stories, which are as famous for the mystery of the missing thirteenth tale as they are for the delight and enchantment of the twelve that do exist. Now old and ailing, Winter at last wants to tell the truth about her extraordinary life, so she summons biographer Margaret Lea, who shares curious parallels to Miss Winter. The Thieteenth Tale is a love letter to reading, a return to a rich vein of storytelling that we loved as children. Fine / fine. Item #E33963
ISBN: 9780743298025
Price: $14.50