Sophisticated with just the right dose of sinister this coming-of-age story doesnt 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 Annelises place in the circle is thrown into question. As the girls turn against each other the groups unspoken tensions and assumptions lead to devastating consequences. Its only after graduation when Rosie begins a job at a Manhattan hedge fund that she uncovers Annelises 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 everyones 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.
