The Ghost of Lily Painter

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ISBN: 9780099538134

Caitlin Davies

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Windmill Books
15 March 2012

Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

A spellbinding novel which combines rich writing with a sinister period in London's history

The first time Annie Sweet sees 43 Stanley Road, the house is so perfect she almost feels as though it has chosen her. But with her husband seeming more distant, and her daughter wrapped up in her friends and new school, Annie is increasingly left alone to mull over the past.

She soon becomes consumed by the house and everyone who has lived there before her, especially a young music hall singer called Lily Painter, whose sparkling performances were the talk of London. As Annie delves further into the past she unravels the case of two notorious baby farmers, who cruelly preyed on vulnerable unmarried mothers. And until she solves the mystery at the heart of the scandal, the ghost of Lily Painter will never be able to rest.

Basing her story on true events, Caitlin Davies skilfully blends fact and fiction to bring to life part of our sinister past. Spanning an entire century, from the journals of an Edwardian police inspector to a doomed wartime love affair, The Ghost of Lily Painter is a gripping and poignant novel.

By: Caitlin Davies
Imprint: Windmill Books
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 129mm, Spine: 22mm
Weight: 245g
ISBN: 9780099538134
ISBN 10: 009953813X
Pages: 352
Publication Date: 15 March 2012
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Caitlin Davies is a journalist, teacher, non fiction writer and novelist. She lives in north London.

Reviews for The Ghost of Lily Painter

I read it in two days flat and enjoyed it hugely - a wonderful combination of ghost story, detective story and social history. -- Gaynor Arnold, author of 'Girl in a Blue Dress' Big, rich and entertaining -- Kate Saunders * Saga Magazine * In this dark thriller, Caitlin Davies uses the haunted house as the frame for a disturbing story of cruelty in Victorian London * Daily Mail * I enjoyed it so much - stories of then and now , and beautifully balanced between the two -- Judith Flanders, author of The Victorian House [A] meticulously researched and moving new novel * Camden New Journal *

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