What if you thought you knew a secret that could change history? Whilst standing engrossed in her favourite Pre-Raphaelite painting ? Millais's Ophelia ? Cori catches the eye of Tate gallery worker, Simon, who is immediately struck by her resemblance to the red-haired beauty in the famous artwork. The attraction is mutual, but Cori has other things on her mind. She has recently acquired the diary of Daisy, a Victorian woman with a shocking secret. As Cori reads, it soon becomes apparent that Daisy will stop at nothing to be heard, even outside of the pages of her diary? Will Simon stick around when life becomes increasingly spooky for Cori, as she moves ever closer to uncovering the truth about Daisy's connection to the girl in her favourite painting? AUTHOR: Kirsty Ferry is from the North East of England and lives there with her husband and son. She won the English Heritage/Belsay Hall National Creative Writing competition in 2009 and has had articles and short stories published in UK magazines. Her work also appears in several anthologies, incorporating such diverse themes as vampires, crime, angels and more. Kirsty loves writing ghostly mysteries and interweaving fact and fiction. The research is almost as much fun as writing the book itself, and if she can add a wonderful setting and a dollop of history, that s even better. Her day job involves sharing a building with an eclectic collection of ghosts, which can often prove rather interesting. 'The Girl in the Painting' is Kirsty's second novel in her Rossetti Mysteries series, the first 'Some Veil Did Fall' (Oct 14). REVIEW: 'It's a time slip/ghost story involving the present day and the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood. Thoroughly enjoyed it.' Annie's Book Corner.
