The Truth-Teller's Tale

The Truth-Teller's Tale
First edition
AuthorSharon Shinn
Cover artistMatt Mahurin
LanguageEnglish
SeriesSafe-Keepers Series
GenreFantasy
PublisherViking Juvenile
Publication date
2005
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint (Hardcover)
Pages256 pp
ISBN0-670-06000-3
OCLC57893331
LC ClassPZ7.S5572 Tru 2005
Preceded bySafe-Keeper's Secret 
Followed byThe Dream-Maker's Magic 

The Truth-Teller's Tale is a medieval fantasy novel by American writer Sharon Shinn, published by Viking in 2005.[1] The sequel to The Safe-Keeper's Secret (2004), the book was recommended for fifth-grade readers and up.[2][1]

Plot summary

Eleda and Adele, mirror twins, discover that they are a Truth-Teller and a Safe-Keeper, respectively. Truth-Tellers are incapable of telling lies and recognize when others are lying, so society relies on their unwavering trustworthiness. Safe-Keepers cannot reveal what is told to them in confidence, and they bear the burden of people's confessions. The sisters do not realize the ramifications of their gifts until their teen years, when romantic and political intrigue abounds, and situations become more adult. Their friend Roelynn, whose wealthy merchant father intends to marry her off to the prince, sows plenty of wild oats behind her father's back. She often drags the sisters into the fray, and the summer they are all 17, a chain of events is set into motion that changes their lives.

Reception

A review in School Library Journal argued that while the novel is in some ways a "stereotypical teen romance", "Shinn has a beautiful turn of phrase and a knack for writing a sentence that will stop readers in their tracks."[1] Kirkus Reviews said that while this novel lacks the "spiritual underpinnings and complexity of the first", Shinn had succeeded in writing an "engaging page-turner" that told a "captivating tale".[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c "The Truth-Teller's Tale". School Library Journal. July 2005. Retrieved November 9, 2024 – via EBSCOhost.
  2. ^ a b "The Truth-Teller's Tale". Kirkus Reviews. Vol. 73, no. 13. 2005. p. 243. Retrieved November 9, 2024 – via EBSCOhost.

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