The thirteenth tale - Diana Setterfield
This debut novel of the author is set against the dark past of the writer Vida Winter about whom anything and everything that is written about is just another story. But now when her life is about to end she wants to 'tell the truth' and the task is assigned to young Margaret Lea who not only has to fight against Ms Winter's ghosts from the past, but also her own even as she stumbles her way through a world of lies, mistaken identities and strange relationships...
Its a very well written book specially for a first-time author and one ends up almost re-living the entire story. Recommended.
Collected stories - 2 Shashi Deshpande
Again one of the better short stories collection, this one traces lives from the times of the Mahabharata to the this IT age. I specially liked the one with Duryodhana's introspection.. a really well written piece. I am looking forward to picking up the part one of this collection.
