I spent a fascinating morning at North Books yesterday at the launch of Rachel Clarke's debut novel Tarot: Crossing Worlds - the first in a projected trilogy set in a variety of parallel universes linked by portals, each with its own unique Tarot deck. It's a fascinating premise, and we also had the opportunity to design our own Tarot card, but the conversation ranged very widely, including one lady telling the story of her uncle, a fighter pilot during the Second World War, who was shot down over Provence and sadly died there.
Rachel has worked for several years as a script editor, so she knows how stories are put together, and of course she has an interest in Tarot cards. The book is being marketed as a Young Adult title, but several of us were intrigued enough to buy a copy for ourselves (a good book is a good book, however it is marketed).
Coffee was available during the session, for £3.
Next Friday, starting at around 10.30am, four poets from the Hay Writers' Circle will be launching their pamphlets of poems.
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