The Fortune Teller
Gwendolyn Womack
From the award-winning author of The Memory Painter, comes a sweeping and suspenseful tale of fate and fortune
Semele Cavnow appraises antiquities for an exclusive Manhattan auction house, specializing in deciphering ancient texts. And when she discovers a manuscript written in the time of Cleopatra, she knows it will be the find of her career. Its author tells the story of a priceless tarot deck, now lost to history, but as Semele delves further she realizes the manuscript is more than it seems. Both a memoir and a prophecy, it appears to be the work of a powerful seer, describing devastating wars and natural disasters in detail thousands of years before they occurred.
The more she reads, the more the manuscript begins to affect Semele’s entire life. But what happened to the cards? As the mystery of her connection to it deepens, Semele can’t shake the feeling that she’s being followed. Only one person can help her make sense of it all: her client, Theo Brossard. Yet Theo is arrogant and elusive, concealing secrets of his own, and there’s more to Semele’s desire to speak with him than she would like to admit. Can Semele even trust him?
The auction date is swiftly approaching, and someone wants to interfere—someone who knows the cards exist, and that the Brossard manuscript is tied to her. Semele realizes it’s up to her to stop them: the manuscript holds the key to a two-thousand-year-old secret, a secret someone will do anything to possess.
Duration - 10h 31m.
Author - Gwendolyn Womack.
Narrator - Lisa Flanagan.
Published Date - Wednesday, 21 January 2026.
Location:
United States
Description:
From the award-winning author of The Memory Painter, comes a sweeping and suspenseful tale of fate and fortune Semele Cavnow appraises antiquities for an exclusive Manhattan auction house, specializing in deciphering ancient texts. And when she discovers a manuscript written in the time of Cleopatra, she knows it will be the find of her career. Its author tells the story of a priceless tarot deck, now lost to history, but as Semele delves further she realizes the manuscript is more than it seems. Both a memoir and a prophecy, it appears to be the work of a powerful seer, describing devastating wars and natural disasters in detail thousands of years before they occurred. The more she reads, the more the manuscript begins to affect Semele’s entire life. But what happened to the cards? As the mystery of her connection to it deepens, Semele can’t shake the feeling that she’s being followed. Only one person can help her make sense of it all: her client, Theo Brossard. Yet Theo is arrogant and elusive, concealing secrets of his own, and there’s more to Semele’s desire to speak with him than she would like to admit. Can Semele even trust him? The auction date is swiftly approaching, and someone wants to interfere—someone who knows the cards exist, and that the Brossard manuscript is tied to her. Semele realizes it’s up to her to stop them: the manuscript holds the key to a two-thousand-year-old secret, a secret someone will do anything to possess. Duration - 10h 31m. Author - Gwendolyn Womack. Narrator - Lisa Flanagan. Published Date - Wednesday, 21 January 2026.
Language:
English
Opening Credits
Duration:00:00:31
Chapter 1
Duration:00:02:07
Chapter 2
Duration:00:23:45
Chapter 3
Duration:00:25:25
Chapter 4
Duration:00:09:06
Chapter 5
Duration:00:17:22
Chapter 6
Duration:00:06:25
Chapter 7
Duration:00:09:38
Chapter 8
Duration:00:10:26
Chapter 9
Duration:00:06:41
Chapter 10
Duration:00:16:45
Chapter 11
Duration:00:12:52
Chapter 12
Duration:00:11:31
Chapter 13
Duration:00:07:28
Chapter 14
Duration:00:25:27
Chapter 15
Duration:00:08:51
Chapter 16
Duration:00:11:44
Chapter 17
Duration:00:06:09
Chapter 18
Duration:00:06:36
Chapter 19
Duration:00:24:01
Chapter 20
Duration:00:03:06
Chapter 21
Duration:00:15:23
Chapter 22
Duration:00:06:18
Chapter 23
Duration:00:25:55
Chapter 24
Duration:00:10:45
Chapter 25
Duration:00:21:14
Chapter 26
Duration:00:12:17
Chapter 27
Duration:00:20:24
Chapter 28
Duration:00:10:09
Chapter 29
Duration:00:07:12
Chapter 30
Duration:00:11:54
Chapter 31
Duration:00:20:10
Chapter 32
Duration:00:07:02
Chapter 33
Duration:00:27:01
Chapter 34
Duration:00:02:26
Chapter 35
Duration:00:02:00
Chapter 36
Duration:00:02:44
Chapter 37
Duration:00:06:07
Chapter 38
Duration:00:15:03
Chapter 39
Duration:00:12:28
Chapter 40
Duration:00:09:05
Chapter 41
Duration:00:08:29
Chapter 42
Duration:00:10:21
Chapter 43
Duration:00:17:15
Chapter 44
Duration:00:12:27
Chapter 45
Duration:00:07:09
Chapter 46
Duration:00:06:20
Chapter 47
Duration:00:03:40
Chapter 48
Duration:00:07:53
Chapter 49
Duration:00:06:23
Chapter 50
Duration:00:09:23
Chapter 51
Duration:00:05:34
Chapter 52
Duration:00:05:14
Chapter 53
Duration:00:04:00
Chapter 54
Duration:00:24:52
Chapter 55
Duration:00:05:50
Chapter 56
Duration:00:01:09
Chapter 57
Duration:00:04:24