10%OFF
Stock image for illustration purposes only - book cover, edition or condition may vary.
The Fortune Teller
Gwendolyn Womack
€ 18.99
€ 17.18
FREE Delivery in Ireland
Description for The Fortune Teller
Paperback. BIC Classification: FA; FH; FR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Semele Cavnow appraises antiquities for an exclusive Manhattan auction house, specialising in deciphering ancient texts. And when she discovers a manuscript written in the time of Cleopatra, she knows it will be the find of her career. Its author tells the story of a priceless tarot deck, now lost to history, but as Semele delves further she realises the manuscript is more than it seems. Both a memoir and a prophecy, it appears to be the work of a powerful seer, describing devastating wars and natural disasters in detail thousands of years before they occurred. The more she reads, the ... Read more
Semele Cavnow appraises antiquities for an exclusive Manhattan auction house, specialising in deciphering ancient texts. And when she discovers a manuscript written in the time of Cleopatra, she knows it will be the find of her career. Its author tells the story of a priceless tarot deck, now lost to history, but as Semele delves further she realises the manuscript is more than it seems. Both a memoir and a prophecy, it appears to be the work of a powerful seer, describing devastating wars and natural disasters in detail thousands of years before they occurred. The more she reads, the ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
St Martin´s Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
368
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9781250099778
SKU
V9781250099778
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15
About Gwendolyn Womack
Originally from Houston, Texas, Gwendolyn Womack studied theater at the University of Alaska, Fairbanks. She holds an MFA in Directing Theatre, Video, and Cinema from California Institute of the Arts. Her first novel, The Memory Painter, was an RWA PRISM award winner in the Time Travel/Steampunk category and a finalist for Best First Novel. She now resides in Los ... Read more
Reviews for The Fortune Teller
Another tale by Womack that can't be put down. Superb storytelling. Rounded characters. Stakes worth killing
or dying
for. This is summer reading for every season.
New York Journal of Books A heart-pounding page-turner...Womack is the Dan Brown for the tarot world. The Fortune Teller is a luscious and enchanting read. I highly recommend [it].
Benebell Wen, ... Read more
or dying
for. This is summer reading for every season.
New York Journal of Books A heart-pounding page-turner...Womack is the Dan Brown for the tarot world. The Fortune Teller is a luscious and enchanting read. I highly recommend [it].
Benebell Wen, ... Read more