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The Lost Portrait
  • Published: 1 April 2027
  • ISBN: 9781405947879
  • Imprint: Penguin Audio
  • Format: Audio Download
  • RRP: $28.00
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The Lost Portrait

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Inspired by Scottish artist Phoebe Traquair, The Lost Portrait is a compelling, richly-detailed novel about art, motherhood and secrets

Edinburgh, 1901. Artist Phoebe Carmichael is celebrating the completion of her life’s work: an astonishing series of murals in Mansfield Chapel, one of Edinburgh’s oldest churches.
Midway through the celebrations, she makes a terrible discovery: a woman, seemingly possessed by blind rage, scratching out the faces of two girls whose portrait is nestled within the murals. Why would this stranger wish to destroy her art? And why this part of the masterpiece, the tiny likeness of two innocent girls? As Phoebe sets out to unearth the truth, she discovers a new art form: the extraordinary art of keeping secrets…
  • Published: 1 April 2027
  • ISBN: 9781405947879
  • Imprint: Penguin Audio
  • Format: Audio Download
  • RRP: $28.00
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About the author

Hope Adams

Hope Adams was born in Jerusalem and spent her early childhood in many different countries, including Nigeria and British North Borneo. She now lives near Cambridge. She is the author of Dangerous Women, and has also written books for children and adults as Adèle Geras.
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Praise for The Lost Portrait

PRAISE FOR HOPE ADAMS

A fascinating prose patchwork of the women's lives, stitched together by a twisting murder mystery. Engrossing and deeply satisfying.

THE TIMES

A fine story of suspense, sisterhood and society

DAILY MAIL

A gorgeous and compelling story with vibrant characters

RACHEL HORE

Beautifully written... an unputdownable read

KATIE FFORDE