Kate Mosse explains the role of tarot cards in Sepulchre

Kate Mosse describes her fascination with tarot cards and how they relate to her new novel, Sepulchre...

October 1891: A young girl, Léonie Vernier, and her brother, Anatole, are invited to leave the gas-lit streets of Paris and travel south to a mysterious country house - La Domaine de la Cade - near Carcassonne. There, in the ancient, dark woods, Leonie comes across a ruined sepulchre and is drawn into a century's old mystery of murder, ghosts and a strange set of tarot cards that seem to hold enormous power over life and death.

October 2007: Meredith Martin decides to take a break from her research trip in Paris - where she is studying Claude Debussy - and head down south to a beautiful hotel in the woods. She becomes fascinated by the history of the place and particularly by the tragic events of one Halloween night more than a century before that shocked the small community. Thus her fate becomes entwined with that of Leonie. But it is only when she too stumbles over a secluded glade in the forest that she realises that the secrets it contains are far from dead and buried¿

A haunting mystery of revenge and obsession, set against the rich backdrop of southern France, SEPULCHRE is the stunning new novel from the bestselling author of LABYRINTH.

Visit http://www.orionbooks.co.uk/11170-0/a... to find out more about Kate Mosse and Sepulchre.

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[ANIideas]

To her credit, Kate Mosse does not seem to be peddling a myth but simply using it to tell a story. However, it is sad that it is only through such myths that we see tarot portrayed in English language fiction when tarot has in fact a rich history without the need for invention. It would be nice to see the games employed in a novel of this kind, I dare say that a smart writer could use these to add a new layer to their story. They are, after all, very good games.

[itsallartdarlin]

Kate Mosse's brilliant! Love her writing.

[beautyhistorymagic]

Great idea. Now I want to read this book.

[ANIideas]

It is worth pointing out that there is in fact consensus among historians about their origin in 15th century Milan as a card game - it is only the occultists who don't agree with either the historians or frequently each other. (Egyptian, Sufi, Jewish, or Arthurian, you can take your pick from the theories - they all lack any foundation in evidence)

[badger1492]

You could read the book. It is quite enjoyable.

[missbatman]

All this negativity regarding Tarot is unfortunate. I read Tarot cards. =) If you would like a Tarot reading, please message me and I'll get back to you. I have a website you can buy from or you can get a custom reading. I channel the Angels of Light. My prices are very cheap!!!

Peace, Agratos