![]() „Über diesen Titel“ kann sich auf eine andere Ausgabe dieses Titels beziehen. 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. And until she solves the mystery at the heart of the scandal, the ghost of Lily Painter will never be able to rest.īasing her story on true events, Caitlin Davies skilfully blends fact and fiction to bring to life part of our sinister past. As Annie delves further into the past she unravels the case of two notorious baby farmers, who cruelly preyed on vulnerable unmarried mothers. 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. 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 has been a journalist for 20 years, and is also a trained English teacher. A prolific writer, she is the author of five novels, five non-fiction books, and several short stories. The first time Annie Sweet sees 43 Stanley Road, the house is so perfect she almost feels as though it has chosen her. Caitlin Davies Novelist, Short-story writer, Non-fiction writer Caitlin Davies was born in London in 1964. ![]()
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