Overview
For fans of The Age of Light and Z comes a “beguiling novel of artistic ambition, perseverance, and friendship” (Katy Hays, New York Times bestselling author) based on the true story of the 20th-century painters and tarot devotees Remedios Varo and Leonora Carrington.
In this “unforgettable adventure, and one you don’t want to miss” (Patti Callahan Henry, New York Times bestselling author), painter Remedios Varo and her lover, poet Benjamin Peret escape the Nazis by fleeing Paris and arriving at a safe house for artists on the Rivieria.
Along with Max Ernst, Peggy Guggenheim, and others, the two anxiously wait for exit papers.
As the months pass, Remedios begins to sense that the others don’t see her as a fellow artist; they have cast her in the stifling role of a surrealist ideal: the beautiful innocent. She finds refuge in a mysterious bookshop, where she stumbles into a world of occult learning and intensifies an esoteric practice in the tarot that helps her light the bright fire of her creative genius.
When travel documents come through, Remedios and Benjamin flee to Mexico where she is reunited with friend and fellow painter Leonora Carrington. Together, the women tap into their creativity, stake their independence, and each find their true loves. But it is the tarot that enables them to access the transcendent that lies on the other side of consciousness and to become the truest Surrealists of all.
Review
Remedios accidentally comes across a shop. Basically, she was being chased by the gendarme and she ran in to hide! The owner of the shop ends up teaching her about the tarot cards. This becomes Remedios faith. She discovers herself in these cards and she will never let herself be changed again.
I enjoyed Remedios. She has suffered at the hands of the Nazis and it traumatizes her. But, she never quits. She also is a true believer of the tarot. It is how she stays sane during all of her trials. And Benjamin, he is just a bit passive and not my favorite person.
This book fell a bit short for me. But honestly, it was probably because I had such high expectations. I love a good book about tarot cards and the occult. This one could have been better, and this is just my opinion. I did expect more of a mystical element than the author portrays.
Need a story about the practice of tarot cards…THIS IS IT. Grab your copy today.
I received this novel from the publisher for a honest review.
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