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Katy Hays is an American writer and art historian. She holds degrees in art history and has taught at various universities in California.
Known for: The Cloisters
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The Cloisters
A gothic mystery set in New York City, The Cloisters follows Ann Stilwell, a young museum intern who becomes entangled in a world of Renaissance art, divination, and ambition. As she joins a team researching the history of tarot cards at The Cloisters museum, she uncovers dark secrets and faces moral dilemmas about fate, power, and obsession.
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Arrival at The Cloisters: A World Apart
Ann Stilwell’s arrival in New York is marked by a mixture of anticipation and dislocation. She comes from a modest academic background, expecting the grandeur of the Metropolitan Museum to be her playground for intellectual growth. However, fate intervenes abruptly, and she is reassigned to The Cloi...
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The Tarot and the Seduction of Knowledge
Under Patrick’s mentorship, Ann begins to immerse herself in the fascinating study of medieval divination. The guiding thesis of his research—provocative and risky—is that the tarot may not have emerged as a tool of fortune-telling alone but as an intellectual system rooted in Renaissance humanism. ...
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About Katy Hays
Katy Hays is an American writer and art historian. She holds degrees in art history and has taught at various universities in California. The Cloisters is her debut novel, blending her academic background with her interest in gothic and psychological fiction.
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