The Cloisters
The Cloisters by Katy Hays is a captivating novel published by Tbs-Penguin Random House Wholesale on January 4, 2024. This 416-page book is written in English and explores the intricate dynamics within a close-knit group of researchers at New York’s famed Met Cloisters museum. The narrative unfolds as Ann Stilwell, eager to leave her troubled past behind, becomes embroiled in a world of academic obsession, Renaissance magic, and the pursuit of power, all sparked by the discovery of a mysterious deck of tarot cards.
Readers will find themselves drawn into a story that intertwines elements of mystery and psychological suspense. As Ann navigates her new environment, she encounters charismatic yet enigmatic colleagues, including the curator Patrick Roland, who believes that the history of Tarot can unlock contemporary fortune telling. The Cloisters delves into themes of ambition and toxic friendship, as Ann grapples with the implications of her discovery and the dangerous game of power that ensues. This edition presents a rich tale that melds the modern with the arcane, offering a thrilling exploration of obsession and the complexities of human relationships.
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The Secret History meets Ninth House in this sinister, atmospheric novel . . . the discovery of a mysterious deck of tarot cards lays bare shocking secrets within a close-knit circle of researchers at New York’s famed Met Cloisters museum.
‘Dark and enigmatic . . . The Cloisters captured me from the off. . . a story of academic obsession, Renaissance magic and the ruthless pursuit of power. Captivating in every sense.‘ SARAH PEARSE, author of The Sanatorium
‘Glamour, power, seduction, ambition – The Cloisters has it all. I adored this deliciously gothic, beautifully written novel.’ LOUISE O’NEILL, author of Idol
‘Elegant and atmospheric and suffused with brooding menace.’ LUCY CLARKE, author of The Castaways
‘Sultry and sinister . . . teems with sexual tension, the secrets of divination, and scholarly obsessiveness . . . jaw-dropping.’ SARAH PENNER, author of The Lost Apothecary
Ann Stilwell arrives in New York City, hoping to spend her summer working at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Instead, she is assigned to The Cloisters, a gothic museum and garden renowned for its collection of medieval and Renaissance art.
There she is drawn into a small circle of charismatic but enigmatic researchers, each with their own secrets and desires, including the museum’s curator, Patrick Roland, who is convinced that the history of Tarot holds the key to unlocking contemporary fortune telling.
Relieved to have left her troubled past behind and eager for the approval of her new colleagues, Ann is only too happy to indulge some of Patrick’s more outlandish theories. But when Ann discovers a mysterious, once-thought lost deck of 15th-century Italian tarot cards she suddenly finds herself at the centre of a dangerous game of power, toxic friendship and ambition.
And as the game being played within the Cloisters spirals out of control, Ann must decide whether she is truly able to defy the cards and shape her own future . . .
Bringing together the modern and the arcane, The Cloisters is a rich, thrillingly-told tale of obsession and the ruthless pursuit of power.
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