Ann Patchett, plus Magical Historical Fiction with S. J. Parris and Laura Shepherd-Robinson
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The Square of Sevens in Rudolf's Prague
The inciting incident is the murder of an alchemist, which introduces the myth of the Gollum. I felt that those religious tensions and the kind of relationships that that created within the city were also really interesting part of what made Prague so distinct at that time. At the heart of your book is the practice of cartomancy, and it's right at the centre, both structurally and in terms of the plot. So can you explain what the square of sevens is and how you draw on it in the novel?
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