Jon Michael Varese

The Spirit Photographer (eBook, ePUB)

A Novel

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

A charlatan is haunted by sinister secrets and spirits from his past in this Gothic novel of the Reconstruction Era. Boston, 1870.PhotographerEdward Moody has gained fame and fortune capturing the images ofspirits in his photo portraits. He lures grieving widows and mourning mothers into his studio with promises of catching the ghosts of their deceased loved ones with his camera. But his elaborate hoax is about to yield shocking results... While attempting to capture thespiritof an abolitionist senator's young son, a different spectral figure develops before Moody's eyes. The camera has seemingly captured thespiritof a beautiful young woman from Moody's past-the daughter of an escaped slave he knew long ago. He immediately sets out for the Louisiana bayou to resolve their unfinished business?and perhaps save his soul...

Produktdetails

• Verlag: The Overlook Press
• Seitenzahl: 332
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. September 2022
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781468315882
• Artikelnr.: 54870051

Autorenporträt

Jon Michael Varese is a graduate of Swarthmore College and the University of California at Santa Cruz. He is currently the Director of Public Outreach for The Dickens Project, and has lectured and written widely on nineteenth-century literature for several outlets, including the Guardian, San Francisco Chronicle, and the National Endowment for the Humanities. The Spirit Photographer, a story that evolved from his work in nineteenth-century American history, is his first novel.