The book of speculation by erika swyler5/21/2023 ![]() The water-damaged book may reveal the root of certain mysteries in his family, such as why the women can hold their breath far, far longer than normal, and the inexplicable reason they have all drowned while young women on the exact same date-a date that is only a few days away as the book begins. Featuring mermaids, swarms of horseshoe crabs, deadly floods, and the silent secrets of an ancient tarot deck, The Book of Speculation is split like a savory peach between the odd ventures of a traveling carnival in the late 1700s and the modern-day discovery by librarian Simon Watson of an old, handwritten volume containing his grandmother’s name. ![]() ![]() ![]() An Amazon Best Book of June 2015: Water shrouds the fascinating, often doomed characters of The Book of Speculation. ![]()
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