Book Blast ~ Historical Virtual Book Tour Presents....
The Fortune Teller
By
Gwendolyn Womack
FROM THE AWARD-WINNING AUTHOR OF THE MEMORY
PAINTER COMES A SWEEPING AND SUSPENSEFUL TALE OF ROMANCE, FATE, AND FORTUNE.
Semele Cavnow appraises
antiquities for an exclusive Manhattan auction house, 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
realizes 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 more the manuscript begins to affect Semele’s life. But what happened to
the tarot deck? As the mystery of her connection to its story deepens, Semele
can’t shake the feeling that she’s being followed. Only one person can help her
make sense of it all: her client, Theo Bossard. Yet Theo is arrogant and
elusive, concealing secrets of his own, and there’s more to Semele’s desire to
speak with him than she would like to admit. Can Semele even trust him?
The auction date is
swiftly approaching, and someone wants to interfere—someone who knows the cards
exist, and that the Bossard manuscript is tied to her. Semele realizes it’s up
to her to stop them: the manuscript holds the key to a two-thousand-year-old
secret, a secret someone will do anything to possess.
“Womack alternates back and forth between a whirlwind history that spans
thousands of years and the suspense of Semele’s search…Entertaining.” Kirkus Reviews
“Beginning as a clever mystery based on an ancient manuscript and
evolving into a family epic spanning centuries, an international thriller, and
a destined romance, The Fortune Teller has something for everyone. Offer it to
fans of A.S. Byatt’s Possession and Lauren Willig’s Pink Carnation series.” Booklist
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Description:
This deck/book set provides everything you need to understand tarot. The
full-size deck is a vibrantly recolored version of the classic Rider-Waite
deck, updated with subtle shading that gives depth to the familiar tarot
scenes. The 272-page, user-friendly handbook with full-color illustrations is
perfect for beginners as well as experienced readers who want to refresh their
tarot skills.
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About the author
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 Angeles with her husband and her son.
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The Fortune Teller by Gwendolyn Womack
Paperback Publication Date:
June 6, 2017
Picador
Paperback; 368 Pages
ISBN: 9781250099778
Genre:
Fiction/Historical/Mystery
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