The moon, the stars, and Madame Burova : a novel

Author

Ruth Hogan

Call Number

• FICTION HOGA (CEN, OSH)

Edition

First U.S. edition.

Publication Information

New York : William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2021]

Physical Description

288, 6 pages ; 24 cm

Summary

Madame Burova, beloved Tarot reader, palmist, and clairvoyant, is retiring and leaving her booth on the Brighton seafront. After inheriting her mother's fortune-telling business as a young woman, Imelda Burova has spent her life on the Brighton pier practicing her trade. She and her trusty pack of Tarot cards have seen the lovers and the liars, the angels and the devils, the dreamers and the fools. Now, after a lifetime of keeping other people's secrets, Madam Burova is ready to have a little piece of life for herself. But she still has one last thing to do, to fulfill a promise made in the 1970s, when she and her girlfriends were carefree, with their whole lives still before them. In London, it is time for another woman to make a fresh start. Billie has lost her university job, her marriage, and her place in the world when a sudden and unlikely discovery leaves her very identity in question. Determined to find answers, she must follow a trail, which leads to Brighton, the pier, and directly to Madame Burova's door.

Notes

"P.S. insights, interviews & more..."--Jacket.

Includes author biography and reading group guide (pages 2-6 at end of work).