num_pages: 256
description: Inspired by the life of Julia Margaret Cameron, Afterimage is the bold and provocative story of Annie Phelan, a maid in the home of Isabel and Eldon Dashell. Isabel is experimenting with the new medium of photography, and is inspired by Annie, who becomes her muse. The two form a close relationship, but when Eldon devises his own plans for the young maid, Annie nearly loses herself, until disaster reveals her power over the Dashells’ work and hearts.
language: English
title: Afterimage
titlecomplete: Afterimage
genres: LGBT, Historical, Lesbian, Photography, Novels, Queer, Historical Fiction, 19th Century, Fiction, Canada
ratings_count: 1100
awards: awardedAt: 946713600000
name: Rogers Writers' Trust Fiction Prize
publisher: Picador