Girl in the Photograph

The Girl in the Photograph by Kate Riordan is a beautiful dark and beguiling novel that will sweep you away. 'I could never have imagined all that would happen in those few short months and how, by the end of them, my life would have altered irrevocably and for ever.' It's the summer of 1933 and Alice Eveleigh has arrived at Fiercombe Manor in disgrace. Hiding her shame in this isolated house concealed within a Gloucestershire valley in the care of housekeeper, Mrs Jelphs, Alice soon begins to sense that something isn't quite right within the walls of this beautiful manor - for one thing she is being watched...There are secrets at Fiercombe that those who remain there are determined to keep. Tragedy haunts the empty rooms and foreboding hangs heavy in the stifling heat. Traces of the previous occupant, Elizabeth Stanton, are everywhere, and Alice discovers Elizabeth's life eerily mirrors the path she herself is on. The past is set to repeat its sorrows, and with devastating consequences. Lifelong fans of Daphne Du Maurier's Rebecca will adore Kate Riordan's exquisite novel, The Girl in the Photograph. Kate Riordan is a journalist who has previously worked for the Guardian and Time Out. She is now freelance and lives in Cheltenham.