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Girl In The Painting
By Tea Cooper
The Girl In The Painting by Tea Cooper is an amazing historical fiction full of mystery and rich historical details.
I hardly ever read books set in Australia so I was quite fascinated with this one, and also the first book I have picked up from Tea Cooper which was quite fascinating.
This was a stunning historical fiction read that spans continents and decades in a mystery that will have you turning those pages to find out what happens next.
Siblings Michael and Elizabeth Quinn who emigrated to Australia from the United Kingdom as children to follow their families during the gold rush.
Having achieved success in their business, they decide to become benefactors to Jane Piper, an orphan and a child mathematics prodigy, In a mysterious turn of events, an exhibition in a gallery causes severe trauma to Elizabeth which is a mystery
to be solved or off to the asylum she goes.
A beautifully written story that was hard to put down, quite the intriguing and immersive read, with wonderfully developed characters,
This was simply a stunning read,
Thank to NetGalley, Harlequin Australia and Tea Cooper for my copy of her new book: The Girl In The Painting,
In, Jane Piper is living in the local orphanage in Maitland, one day she is directed by the nuns to dress in her Sunday best and summoned down stairs.
Michael Quinn a local business man wants to talk to her and she has no idea why Jane was left at the orphanage as a baby, no one has ever wanted to adopt her, she talks way too much and has a habit of saying whatever pops into her head at the time! Jane is very smart, Michael and his sister Elizabeth Quinn support the orphanage.
In Jane's case they noticed from her school work that she's a mathematical genius, they don't want her brilliant mind to be wasted, she's offered a scholarship, she can attend the girls school in Maitland and live with them.
In, Elizabeth Quinn and Jane go to the local technical college to look at the accounting books, when Elizabeth wanders off to look at a taxidermy exhibition and she has a funny turn Elizabeth wanted to ignore the whole episode, it's never happened before and she puts it down to being tired.
The local doctor thinks it's due to her age and it's a ladies change of life complaint When it happens again, Jane is very concerned and something is wrong with her sensible Aunt Elizabeth.
The story has a dual timeline and fifty years earlier, Michael and Elizabeth O'Cuinn set sail from England to finally be reunited with their parents in Sydney.
When they arrive fifteen year old Michael discovers his parents are not waiting for them when the ship docks and he's very concerned, He leaves four year old Elizabeth with Mrs Cameron a lady who they met on the ship while sailing to Australia and sets off to discover what happened to his Mam and Da
He discovers his Ma has passed away and he father will soon follow her.
He has no choice but to leave Elizabeth with Mrs Cameron and pay her to look after his little sister until he has a reliable income and a place for them to stay.
Later when he discovers his sister is no longer going to school, the money he sends isn't going towards her "keep" and Mrs Cameron has put Elizabeth to work scrubbing ladies underwear in her laundry business, he's furious.
He takes her with him to the Australian gold fields in Hill End where he owns a warehouse and runs a carting business,
Now years later he's very concerned about his sister, did something happen to her while she was staying with the Cameron's and is that why she's started having funny turns Or is due to what happened to Elizabeth just prior to them leaving for Australia, he has never spoken to her about it and is she having memory flashbacks
Can cleaver Jane fit together the pieces of the puzzle, put it all together, before her Aunt Elizabeth loses her grip on reality and is considered to be mentally insane Or, is there something odd about a striking painting on loan from the National Gallery, does it contain clues to her Aunts past and did she look at it while visiting the college
The Girl In The Painting is a brilliant historical mystery, where the past and the present combine, to create a story that has so many twists and turns, you can't stop reading it and the title of the book hides some of the clues to how it ends!
A big five from me and well done Tea Cooper.
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Take a journey into the heart of Australias past, in the company of strong and inspirational characters in Tea Coopers latest triumph, The Girl in the Painting.
A stunning historical timepiece, The Girl in the Painting roams through quaint Maitland Town, to the heart of the goldfields, through to bustling Sydney and even the British countryside.
With touch of mystery and an air of romance, this new novel from one of Australias leading historical fiction specialists will leave you amazed,
Opening in Australia in, The Girl in the Painting introduces Jane, Despite her tough upbringing, Jane becomes a mathematical pundit, Life has plenty in store for this intrepid young woman, The novel also features Elizabeth Quinn, a fortunate woman with wellmade connections in Maitland Town, Along with her brother Michael, the Quinns are prominent figures in their local area, However, when Elizabeth is found in mysterious circumstances in the grounds of the Technical College gallery, exhibiting uncharacteristic behaviour, something is clearly remiss, The contents of the gallery where Elizabeth was found comes into question, With only Jane to turn to for help in rectifying her escalating mental state, Elizabeth relies on Jane to unravel this mysterious puzzle, The Girl in the Painting lays out a perplexing historical mystery, that is defined by strong period detail and extraordinary characters,
To read a new Tea Cooper novel is always quite a thrill for me, Ive always looked on Coopers work with a great deal of respect and admiration, Yet again she demonstrates her aptitude for bringing a slice of history to life in the guise of an intriguing dual timeline historical narrative, The added appeal of bold and surprising characters ensures that The Girl in the Painting should not be overlooked, I found Tea Coopers latest to be just as consuming as her previous novels,
Tea Cooper has a flair for inserting endearing lead characters in her books, In Jane and Elizabeth, we are presented with two very interesting and colourful leads, with equally intriguing lives, I found both very likeable and I enjoyed going on a journey into the past with each of them, What I liked the most about this particular character set was the situations Cooper pits them up against and their responses, It shows us that there were definitely some bold and admirable women in times past,
Cooper treats us to a number of wellplaced historical settings in her last offering, We are transported with ease from the Australian town of Maitland, which is an area of the lower Hunter Valley I am not familiar with.
We also travel to the goldfields, as well as Sydney, I loved each and every locale, I inhaled the history, societal trends of the time and the cultural fabric of the periods outlined by Cooper, The Girl in the Painting crosses over a fifty year time period, which is quite a feat, but Cooper handles it complete ease, I favoured this part of the reading experience, along with the fascinating Historical Note at the close of the book,
With a mystifying historical puzzle at the heart of this novel, along with a gentle brush of romance, The Girl in the Painting has plenty to offer readers.
I wish to thank Harlequin Australia for providing me with a free copy of this book for review purposes,
The Girl in the Painting is bookof theAustralian Women Writers Challenge I fell in love with these characters instantly! The storytelling is rich and nuanced, and I felt immersed in the setting.
Although Michael, Elizabeth, and Jane each have their flaws, they are strong individuals who have endured and overcome their circumstances to thrive in the lives they have built for themselves.
I'm not the biggest fan of dual timeline stories, but this was done so well, I felt like the past and present intertwining throughout the book enhanced my reading experience.
I think what I loved about it was that the narrative of Michael and Elizabeth's early days in Australia didn't feel like is was being told as the past, it felt very much the present, as much as Jane's perspective which is setor so years later.
There is a compelling drive to the narrative that keeps a steady pace, even though the mysterious nature of Elizabeth's past doesn't emerge until the later part of the book.
I enjoyed the cast of characters that brought depth to the relationships of Michael, Elizabeth, and Jane, and helped show their personalities and characteristics as they interacted.
Although the amount of romance was light, it was sweet and just right for the story being told, Highly recommend to fans of historical fiction!
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A review was not required and all views and opinions expressed are unbiased and my own, .