Audiobook9 hours
The Reluctant Fortune-Teller
Written by Keziah Frost
Narrated by Carly Robins
Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
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About this audiobook
A retired accountant becomes the town’s fortune-teller in this witty and charming debut
Norbert Zelenka has always lived life on the sidelines. It’s why at seventy-three years old he’s broke and alone except for the company of a Chihuahua. But when “Carlotta’s Club”—three strong-willed seniors with plenty of time on their hands—decide to make Norbert their latest project, he reluctantly agrees to their scheme: establishing himself as the town’s fortune-teller. Soon his life begins changing in unexpected ways.
It turns out that years of observing other people make Norbert an excellent card reader. As Norbert’s lonesome world expands with new friendships and a newfound self-confidence, he finally finds himself in a place where he belongs. But disaster looms on the horizon. When a troubled young woman goes missing after a bad reading, Norbert must find a strength beyond the cards to bring her home safely.
A heartfelt story of coming-of-age late in life, The Reluctant Fortune-Teller is a poignant reminder that we’re never too old to learn new tricks.
Norbert Zelenka has always lived life on the sidelines. It’s why at seventy-three years old he’s broke and alone except for the company of a Chihuahua. But when “Carlotta’s Club”—three strong-willed seniors with plenty of time on their hands—decide to make Norbert their latest project, he reluctantly agrees to their scheme: establishing himself as the town’s fortune-teller. Soon his life begins changing in unexpected ways.
It turns out that years of observing other people make Norbert an excellent card reader. As Norbert’s lonesome world expands with new friendships and a newfound self-confidence, he finally finds himself in a place where he belongs. But disaster looms on the horizon. When a troubled young woman goes missing after a bad reading, Norbert must find a strength beyond the cards to bring her home safely.
A heartfelt story of coming-of-age late in life, The Reluctant Fortune-Teller is a poignant reminder that we’re never too old to learn new tricks.
Author
Keziah Frost
Keziah Frost holds master's degrees in English and counseling. She developed The Reluctant Fortune-Teller while enrolled in the Faber Academy online course. She shares her life with five little dogs, one audacious cat and her encouraging human family. The Reluctant Fortune-Teller is her first novel.
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Reviews for The Reluctant Fortune-Teller
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5This a delightful novel about a lonely elder man who finds his path and changes the course of his life, after a bit of well-intentioned meddling by 3 women of his acquaintance. It was just the sort of uplifting read I needed.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Three older women decide to take on an older neighbor and his pet chihuahua as their "project" when they notice him leaving a food bank with provisions. They intend to teach him card reading so that he can make money as a fortune teller in their small touristy town. However, he has a strong intuition and a knack for fortune telling, and soon is building a reputation. This is a light-hearted read with several nicely developed characters and a positive emotional center. The card-reading theme was well done and presented a certain synchronicity, since I had taken up card reading as a hobby before my book club chose this book. I listened to the audiobook, and I thought the reader, Carly Robins, had a good sense of the characters' voices and set a pleasant pace.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5THE RELUCTANT FORTUNE-TELLER is a great fun ride as passive accountant Norbert is led by the dynamic controllingCarlotta and her Club of supporters to become a highly intuitive Fortune-Teller. It is enjoyable to see how Norbert growsstronger mentally and spiritually as he and his Chihuahua, Ivy, make friends and have a good time influencing people!The only overly predictable disappointment was the ice bridge episode.