a shocking carriage accident brings the mysterious Carmilla into Lenore's life

or are they the show

The Fortune-Telling Book shows readers how to foretell their own fates

Niffenegger's fantastical body of work is reminiscent of renowned pen and ink predecessors such as Edward Gorey

Edward Gorey 1000-piece Jigsaw Puzzle Sappho a shocking carriage accident bringsEdward Gorey (American, 19252000) Untitled, 1965 All of Edward Gorey's characters inhabit a uniquely enigmatic world, where situations and relationships are alluded to but usually not explained. Take this group: the bird in the lower left holds a banner in its beak, declaring An Exhibition. One wonders: have they all arrived to see a show, or are they the show? And whats with the guy floating above in his nightgown, let alone the masked man on the red