Description
London, 1865. Desperate for work, Minnie takes employment as a maid for the wealthy Culpepper twins. The siblings lead a strange and unconventional life: Edmund operates a laboratory from the house while Edith experiments with morbid photography. When Minnie stumbles upon Edith photographing a deceased girl and swan, she is horrified; but with a sick sister to provide for and nowhere else to go, Minnie must stay and unravel the mysteries of Culpepper House before she becomes Edith's next victim.
London, present day. Grieving artist Hadley is consumed by an album of Victorian death photography, including the exquisite image of a deceased young girl with a swan. When this photograph is involved in an art world scandal, Hadley is given the opportunity to create an installation surrounding the image. But the enigmatic Kit Culpepper, of the Culpepper Trust, has other plans. He offers Hadley an eye-watering sum of money to sell him the album and never speak of its contents again. As Hadley digs deeper into the album's truths, she begins to suspect Kit Culpepper is guarding a deathly secret... and she's not entirely sure how far he'll go to keep it.
About the Author
A. Rushby (also writing as Allison Rushby), was gifted the middle name of Jane, for Jane Austen. Wordsmithing was duly destined and, under several pseudonyms, she has published more than thirty books. She has long been a fan of cities steeped in history, wild, overgrown cemeteries, red brick Victorian museums, the curious and the uncanny. She prefers to write with a cup of French Earl Grey tea by her side and a cat curled up in her lap.
Reviews
A macabre family mystery that weaves across the generations, All Her Beautiful Deaths is also a twist-filled love story that gets under your skin. Intrigue builds as the story pulls in the dark side of Victorian photography and the politics of today's art world to reach an unexpectedly life-affirming denouement. An addictive read -- Carolyn Kirby, author of The Conviction of Cora Burns
A deliciously gothic dual-time read that I couldn't put down. Enter Edith Culpepper's world and be prepared to be taken on an unexpected journey. Twists aplenty and a fascinating insight into the Victorian practice of death photography. Utterly engaging read -- Jenni Keer, author of The Ravenswood Witch
An immediate must-read... All Her Beautiful Deaths dives into the macabre practice of Victorian death photography, once again mixing the past and present to create the heartbreaking, mindbending story of women whose lives collide in ways they never thought possible
Book Information
ISBN 9780857309280
Author A. Rushby
Format Paperback
Page Count 416
Imprint Verve Books
Publisher Verve Books
