Exiled from her family, Claudia finds herself living a lonely and destructive life of escapism. When she discovers Tarot and the depths held within, it begins a slow-burn, peeling back of her layers to access truths about her self. With Tarot as a guide, she uses tattoos as therapy, illustrating her body with the struggles and lessons she learns. But this visual therapy is more; it is a conversation with herself to understand the damage she has incurred.
Part coming of age, part psychological exploration, this portrait traces Claudia’s growth from fragile girl into womanhood. As she embarks upon a quest to find a way back to loving herself, is Claudia able to place the past behind her, where she wants it to be? Or will the voice in her head hold her captive forever?
Genre: Literary Fiction (Psychological Exploration)
Age Suggestion: Adult
Tropes: Redemption, Family Estrangement, Coming of Age / Second Chance, Healing Journey
Trigger / CW: None
Spice Warning: Mild (Fade-to-black or fully clothed)
Author: C.A. Park
Format: Paperback
Page Count: 379
Publication Date: January 8, 2026
ISBN: 979-8273040465
Series: None
C.A. Park has been reading Tarot for 40 years both professionally and casually and is endlessly fascinated by what makes people tick. Collaborating with tattooists for the last 35 years has been an important avenue to record and illustrate the challenges and milestones she has encountered whilst facing her own demons. She credits the combination of Tarot and tattoos with saving much of her sanity over many decades and Rummaging through Shadows is a reflection of and a thank you to the process of using Tarot to untangle and tattoos to document.
Exiled from her family, Claudia finds herself living a lonely and destructive life of escapism. When she discovers Tarot and the depths held within, it begins a slow-burn, peeling back of her layers to access truths about her self. With Tarot as a guide, she uses tattoos as therapy, illustrating her body with the struggles and lessons she learns. But this visual therapy is more; it is a conversation with herself to understand the damage she has incurred.
Part coming of age, part psychological exploration, this portrait traces Claudia’s growth from fragile girl into womanhood. As she embarks upon a quest to find a way back to loving herself, is Claudia able to place the past behind her, where she wants it to be? Or will the voice in her head hold her captive forever?
Genre: Literary Fiction (Psychological Exploration)
Age Suggestion: Adult
Tropes: Redemption, Family Estrangement, Coming of Age / Second Chance, Healing Journey
Trigger / CW: None
Spice Warning: Mild (Fade-to-black or fully clothed)
Author: C.A. Park
Format: Paperback
Page Count: 379
Publication Date: January 8, 2026
ISBN: 979-8273040465
Series: None
C.A. Park has been reading Tarot for 40 years both professionally and casually and is endlessly fascinated by what makes people tick. Collaborating with tattooists for the last 35 years has been an important avenue to record and illustrate the challenges and milestones she has encountered whilst facing her own demons. She credits the combination of Tarot and tattoos with saving much of her sanity over many decades and Rummaging through Shadows is a reflection of and a thank you to the process of using Tarot to untangle and tattoos to document.
