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1800s: They say the camera never lies….
Spirited
What you need to know before your trail
Viola has an impossible talent. Searching for meaning in her grief, she uses her photography to feel closer to her late father, taking solace from the skills he taught her – and to keep her distance from her husband. But her pictures seem to capture things invisible to the eye . . .
Henriette is a celebrated spirit medium, carrying nothing but her secrets with her as she travels the country. When she meets Viola, a powerful connection is sparked between them – but Victorian society is no place for reckless women.
Meanwhile, on the other side of the world, invisible threads join Viola and Henriette to another woman who lives in secrecy, hiding her dangerous act of rebellion in plain sight.
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Welcome to the world of Spirit Photography
Much of the novel is set in and around Dorset but the location is not as important as the setting – that of the world of spirit photography. The author has been inspird by the very first known spirit photographer William Mumler who practised in Boston and New York back in the 1860s.
In 1869, he was tried for fraud. PT Barnum who would later be behind one of the mos famous circuses in the world, was a witness.
Mumler was later found innocent and in a strange twist of fate, later invented the process that enabled newspapers to print photographs.
Booktrail Boarding Pass: Spirited
Destination/location : Dorset, Weymouth, Delhi Author/Guide: Julie Cohen Departure Time: 1858
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