The Fortune Seller -- Rachel Kapelke-Dale, Hardcover

"Sophisticated with just the right dose of sinister, this coming-of-age story doesn't shy from the grisly power dynamics of privilege." --Library Journal

When it comes to seeing the future--do you really want to know?

Middle-class Rosie Macalister has worked for years to fit in with her wealthy friends on the Yale equestrian team. But when she comes back from her junior year abroad with newfound confidence, she finds that the group has been infiltrated by a mysterious intruder: Annelise Tattinger.

A talented tarot reader and a brilliant rider, the enigmatic Annelise is unlike anyone Rosie has ever met. But when one of their friends notices money disappearing from her bank account, Annelise's place in the circle is thrown into question. As the girls turn against each other, the group's unspoken tensions and assumptions lead to devastating consequences.

It's only after graduation, when Rosie begins a job at a Manhattan hedge fund, that she uncovers Annelise's true identity--and how her place in their elite Yale set was no accident. Is it too late for Rosie to put right what went wrong, or does everyone's luck run out at some point? Set in the heady days of the early aughts, The Fortune Seller is a haunting examination of class, ambition, and the desires that shape our lives.

Author: Rachel Kapelke-Dale
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Published: 02/13/2024
Pages: 320
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.10lbs
Size: 9.37h x 6.14w x 1.26d
ISBN: 9781250286130

Review Citation(s):
Library Journal Prepub Alert 09/01/2023 pg. 10
Library Journal 12/01/2023 pg. 75
Publishers Weekly 12/11/2023
Booklist 01/01/2024 pg. 24

About the Author
Rachel Kapelke-Dale is the author of The Ingenue and The Ballerinas, and co-author of Graduates in Wonderland. Kapelke-Dale received a B.A. from Brown University, where she rode on the varsity equestrian team, an M.A. from the Université de Paris-Diderot, and a Ph.D. from University College London. She currently lives in Paris.