
The Cloisters
Failed to add items
Add to basket failed.
Add to wishlist failed.
Remove from wishlist failed.
Adding to library failed
Follow podcast failed
Unfollow podcast failed
Buy Now for £12.99
No valid payment method on file.
We are sorry. We are not allowed to sell this product with the selected payment method
-
Narrated by:
-
Emily Tremaine
-
By:
-
Katy Hays
About this listen
Brought to you by Penguin.
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.
PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio.
©2022 Katy Hays (P)2022 Penguin AudioNot worth the time.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
Interesting descriptive read
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
Intriguing but ultimately a bit hollow
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
very good
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
Tarot cards
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
Part of my initial failure to engage was, I think, down to the narration, which while fine, bar a few mispronunciations like chaise longue, was just miscast as sounded much too old for a twenty something just starting out.
At the beginning also, it seemed the word "arcane" cropped up in every sentence which makes me wonder are there any editors left in the world - but after this slightly self conscious start it really took off and I was gripped.
I have to say I am not a fan of museums (though I have been to many), not fascinated by history and zero interest in Tarot Cards and I did not like any of the characters - but I had such a wonderful time listening to this unique book, So if you are reading the blurb and think New York/Museums/Artifacts/Tarot cards are not my bag, do not let this put you off at all as it is a unique and captivating book.
It took me such a long time to finish it as I was enjoying it so much, I did not want to miss a word.
Recently two books I really enjoyed, including this one, have been compared unfavourably to Donna Tartt's work.
I have yet to really get into or finish any of Donna Tartt's highly acclaimed books, so I would suggest they appeal to a different audience of reader/listener and not to be put off by this.
No spoilers but my main - and really only small niggle - is about the sailing details and safety protocols as I would have thought experienced sailors would have strict protocols as with most sports, when people take them seriously they have a safety checklist and that rankled a little.
However this was a minuscule fly in a very, very delicious and enthralling ointment so I am happy to suspend disbelief on this one. The writing was so evocative and intriguing I really got immersed and felt like I had seen a film more than read a book and indeed I hope it will be brought to the screen as would be a cracker of a movie.
In the crowded murder mystery thriller market, where there is so much sub par fare, The Cloisters really stands out for its excellent writing and story telling talent and I am adding Katy Hays to instant pre-order status for her next book, which I am looking forward to already!
Unique and Devilishly Dark and Delicious - I loved
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
Good idea could have been better executed…
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
The narration is flat but oddly breathless with strange pronunciation of some words. Not unmissable.
Too much hyperbole.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
This could have been so much more
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
could have engaged me more
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.