The Truth-Tellers Tale by Sharon
Shinn
A Perfect Little Gem
Innkeeper’s daughters Adele and Eleda are mirror twins—identical twins
whose looks are reflections of each other’s—and their special talents are
like mirrors, too. Adele is a Safe-Keeper, entrusted with hearing and never
revealing others’ secrets; Eleda is a Truth-Teller, who cannot tell a lie
when asked a direct question. The town of Merendon relies on the twins,
no one more than their best friend, Roelynn Karro, whose strict, wealthy
father is determined to marry her off to the prince. When the girls are
seventeen, a handsome dancing-master and his apprentice come to stay
at the inn, and thus begins a chain of romance, mistaken identity, and
some very surprising truths and falsehoods.
Personal Review: The Truth-Tellers Tale by Sharon Shinn
The Truth-Taller's Tale (2005) is the second Fantasy novel in this milieu,
following The Safe-Keeper's Secret. Adele and Eleda are mirror twins,
born at the same time, but opposite in many ways. They look much alike,

but one parts her hair on the left and the other on the right. They grow up
to be a Safe-Keeper and a Truth-Teller.
In this novel, Adele is the secretive one, who is able to lie at will. On the
other hand, Eleda is always honest, unable to tell a lie under any
conditions. Woe be to anyone who mixes the two and passes on a story to
the wrong twin.
Adele and Eleda are the daughters of innkeepers, so there are always
chores to do. The inn is quite successful due to its location and often full
of guests. The family's favorite guest, however, is the Dream-Maker
Melinda, who stays there every Wintermoon.
Melinda is very popular wherever she goes, but the inn is among her own
favorite places. Every year Melinda asks Hannah -- the twin's mother --
what dream would she want and Hannah answers that she has everything
she wants. But one year Melinda points out the nature of the twins and
Hannah is both surprised and pleased; Melinda gave her a dream that
Hannah never knew she wanted.
In this story, the twins have a best friend, Roelynn, the daughter of the
richest man in town. Her father Karro has a dream that he is convinced
will come true; he believes that Roelynn will marry Prince Darian and
become Queen. Karro has business interests with Queen Lirabel and
visits the capital quite often, taking Roelynn, but somehow the prince is
always elsewhere when he visits.
Roelynn is very satisfied with that situation and continues to have affairs of
the heart with the most unsuitable males she happens to meet. Since
Karro almost has apoplexy many time over Roelynn's casual romances,
something is bound to break sooner or later.
Eventually, Eleda has an affair of her own, which would have turned out
badly if Adele had not meddled. Later, Eleda learns of her sister's secret
love and keeps this secret safe, which only her sisterly love makes
possible.
Once again, the author tells a heartwarming and personal story about two
sisters, but this time more about sisterhood, friendship and romance than
state secrets. Naturally, this story also has a surprise ending; to
everyone, that is, except Adele, who knew all about it from the first.
Another Safe-Keeper's secret.
Highly recommended for Shinn fans and for anyone else who enjoys tales
of ordinary people, extraordinary situations and true love.
-Arthur W. Jordin
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