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| Plot Summary of The Thirteenth Tale |
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"England's best-loved living novelist, Vida Winter, with 56 best-sellers to her name, contacts Margaret Lea to write her biography. Margaret has never read a Vida Winter novel, perferring instead any work published in the 19th century. She finds Winter's best-selling book, Thirteen Tales of Change and Desperation, in her father's used book store. Margaret reads it and is captivated, especially when she finds there is no thirteenth tale in the novel. Agreeing to meet, Margaret travels to Vida's home. Margaret knows Vida has never told any interviewer the truth about her life and childhood.
Beginning with a tale of twin sisters, Adeline and Emmeline, the mystery of Vida's life mesmerizes Margaret. However, Margaret doesn't take Vida's story at face value, instead trying to confirm facts through newspaper accounts, records and a visit to Angelfield, Vida's childhood home."
Jan Lamers, Resident Scholar
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Tone of book?
- thoughtful
Time/era of story
- present (2000-2010)
Internal struggle/realization?
Yes
Struggle over
- search for family/history
Is this an adult or child's book?
- Adult or Young Adult Book
Main Character
Gender
- Female
Profession/status:
- writer
Age:
- 20's-30's
Ethnicity/Nationality
- British
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Female
Age:
- 60's-90's
Profession/status:
- writer
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- a substantial amount
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- physically sick
Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings?
- 3 (some)
Europe
Yes
European country:
- England/UK
Small town?
Yes
Small town people:
- nice, like Andy/Opie/Aunt Bee
Misc setting
- fancy mansion
Style
Person
- mostly 1st
Accounts of torture and death?
- generic/vague references to death/punishment
Sex in book?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- touching of anatomy
Unusual Style:
- written like a journal/diary/letters
Amount of dialog
- roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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