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NATIONAL BESTSELLER

An impossibly endearing Sarah Penner New York Times bestselling author debut novel about three clairvoyant sisters who face an unexpected twist of Fate at the bottom of their own delicate porcelain cups

Ever since the untimely death of their parents Anne Beatrix and Violet Quigley have made a business of threading together the stories that rest in the swirls of ginger cloves and cardamon that lie at the bottom of their customers cups Their days at the teashop are filled with talk of butterflies and good fortune intertwined with the sound of cinnamon shortbread being snapped by laced fingers

That is until the Council of Witches comes calling with news that the city Diviner has lost her powers and the sisters suddenly find themselves being pulled in different directions As Annes magic begins to develop beyond that of her sisters Beatrixs writing attracts the attention of a publisher and Violet is enchanted by the song of the circusand perhaps a mischievous trapeze artist threatening to sweep her off her feetit seems a family curse that threatens to separate the sisters is taking effect

With dwindling time to rewrite their future and help three other witches challenge their own destinies the Quigleys set out to bargain with Fate But in focusing so closely on saving each other will they lose sight of themselves