THE MOON, THE STARS, AND MADAME BUROVA

After 50 years in her tarot-reading booth by the sea in Brighton, Madame Burova is ready to retire--but first, she must keep a promise she made decades ago. Nina Wadia superbly narrates this tale of colorful characters from a holiday camp in the 1970s and a contemporary Londoner who is facing the simultaneous loss of her marriage, her job, and her father. Wadia portrays the complex Madame Burova with just enough of an accent to reflect her Romany roots and describes her fortune-telling work with gravity and respect as Madame Burova recalls her glory days. Wadia's voice for 30-something Billie in London is laced with melancholy over her losses. When Billie discovers information that unsettles her identity, her world connects with Madam Burova's. N.M.C. © AudioFile 2021, Portland, Maine [Published: SEPTEMBER 2021]