Karma City

The tarot is the story of The Fool and his journey through life, learning, gaining knowledge, becoming wise and spiritually aware. Then he starts it all again in another life. Some lives are easier than others! Eddie Reilly was born in the East End of Glasgow in 1961 into a life of poverty, crime, Old Firm rivalry and smoked sausage suppers. It was also a life of love, friendship, family and Paradise. The Fool was born a Weegie! It could have gone better........Colette Brown is an author who writes both fiction and non fiction. Karma City: Weegie Tarot is a mixture of both! It can be read as contemporary urban fiction or as an insight into the Fool's Journey of the Tarot. Either way, this book will have you laughing out loud and crying a few tears.What people are saying about Karma City-Weegie Tarot: Colette's warmth, wit, love of the people and intelligence are demonstrated wonderfully in this book. Colette has dragged up old memories and new ideas and painted pictures of them with such wonderfully descriptive words, effortlessly melding a very real sense of Glasgow and its people with the world of Tarot. She uses her words skilfully and concisely, poking fun at, showing the strength and the weaknesses of; but always displaying the warmth and heart of her characters.Colette has managed to avoid the usual Scottish-isms that usually annoy me in Scottish books. She's kept her narrative Scottish in tone, without alienating her non-Scottish readers. This is not easy to pull off, just ask Irvine Welsh. I suppose the best thing I can say is that I loved it, and I think other people should read it; Scottish or not, Mystical or not; you won't regret it.Mark Wilson Author of the dEadinburgh seriesI laughed, sometimes inwardly, sometimes out loud and I even found myself close to tears. I won't spoil anyone else's enjoyment by saying anything else other than READ IT! I loved the book and know that in order to absorb some of the important messages it contains I will go back and read it again. Yvonne.Eddie Reilly had me laughing out loud (sometimes at inappropriate times) and also sobbing my heart out. So well written and obviously very cleverly done too! I advise anyone who likes a good down to earth story, to read this wonderful book. MaryColette Brown has taken the story of the tarot and given it new life, new meaning and new understanding - follow 'the fool' on his journey but not the fool as we have known him but the fool as a Glaswegian (Weegie) on his path through his own trials and tribulations, each step echoing the next card in the tarot. An inspired idea brought to life beautifully. RachelSet in Glasgow this book will have you laughing and crying as you follow Eddie Reilly's life through his ups and downs. Meet the people who Eddie has connected with and the effects they have had on his life. A brilliant book and a must read. Susan Ms. Brown writes as I believe Eddie would speak and the flavour of his experience is in every sentence. I loved the stories. I loved the grittiness and the lessons...the potential for healing in each one. I felt like I was being tucked into bed by my father who's only wish was to make me feel better.I would recommend this book to anyone looking for a heart-warming, intelligent read. It's just so good. Danielle (Ontario)