Claire McMillan is the author of three novels exploring art, history, women’s lives, and the unseen forces that shape them.
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“Each chapter in this entrancing, vivid, and lushly illuminating novel begins with a tarot card that introduces the next narrator in a scintillating cast of actual and imagined characters offering distinct perspectives on Remedios and her profoundly inspired artistic and spiritual quest.”—Donna Seaman, Booklist
“McMillan chronicles the artistic evolution of surrealist painter Remedios Varo in her enchanting and intricately crafted latest…This superb exploration of survival and transformation will have special appeal to those interested in art, mysticism, and women’s lives.”—Publishers Weekly, starred review
“Full of stunning detail about historical tarot practices, the Surrealist movement’s treatment of women creatives, and the thriving artistic and intellectual community in postwar Mexico, McMillan’s novel tells of two real-life artists seeking to create despite being stifled by societal norms surrounding gender and class. McMillan’s inclusion of tarot-card illustrations and her pairing of characters with certain cards gives the characters further development.”—Library Journal, starred review
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Publisher’s Weekly: https://www.publishersweekly.com/9781668006559
Library Journal: https://www.libraryjournal.com/review/alchemy-of-a-blackbird-1796877
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