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The Tarot Reader of Versailles
The spellbinding new novel from the international bestselling author of THE WITCHES OF VARDO
<p><b>'Utterly captivating. An engrossing, propulsive novel' Hannah Kent, author of <i>Burial Rites<br></i>'A gorgeously written, at times fantastical and deeply immersive novel' Molly Aitken, author of <i>Bright I Burn</i><br><br>Two women. An extraordinary power. An explosive bond.</b><br><b>In a time of revolution, their fates will lie in the turn of a card . . .</b><br><br>It is the early days of the French Revolution and, on the streets of Paris, terror reigns.<br><br>Marie Anne Adelaide Lenormand is a young woman with an extraordinary power - through her tarot cards, she can commune with the dead, revolutionaries and the aristocracy alike seeking her out to divine their fortunes. Lenormand is loyal to Marie Antoinette and the dauphin of France, but she has seen the queen's fate in the cards and must take care that it doesn't become her own.<br><br>Then, one fateful day, she comes across Cait, a scullery maid from Ireland who has travelled to Paris for love. Cait has powers too - she can read people's pasts as Lenormand reads their futures. The two young women share an electrifying connection, drawn to each other's abilities. But Cait is hiding something. What will she do - and who will she betray - to bring revolution to the shores of her beloved Ireland too?<br><br><b>Inspired by the astonishing true story of Marie-Anne Adelaide Lenormand,</b><i> The Tarot Reader of Versailles</i><b> is a sweeping, powerful novel where allegiances, betrayals and even fate itself can be forged or broken by the turn of a card . . .</b><br><br>*Selected as a <i>Bookseller </i>pick of the month*<br><br><b>'Readers who like their historical fiction laced with fantastical elements will enjoy this spirited tale' <i>The Times<br></i></b><br><i>'</i><b>[A] propulsive epic in the company of two extraordinary women' <i>Daily Mail</i></b><br><br><b>'A complex, epic and engrossing tale' Caroline Lea, author of <i>Love, Sex & Frankenstein</i></b><br><br><b>'I was totally swept up in this epic story of fate and betrayal, love and intrigue. Every twist left me reeling' Danielle Giles, author of <i>Mere<br></i><br>'Thrilling, compelling and beautifully woven' Aoife Fitzpatrick, author of <i>The Red Bird Sings<br></i><br>'Feminist, fantastical and flawlessly imagined' Natasha Solomons<br><br>'Lush, lyrical and utterly captivating' Kim Curran, author of <i>The Morrigan</i></b></p>
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