Better Reading Preview: The Girl in the Painting by Tea Cooper

Better Reading Preview: The Girl in the Painting by Tea Cooper

Our next Preview title is The Girl in the Painting by Tea Cooper! To register your interest in being a Preview reviewer for this title, just fill out the form below. Please only enter once, and please note we have 50 copies of this book to give away:

Sorry, the number of entries for this title has been reached. Please look out for our next Preview title, coming soon!

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We invite our trusted community to engage directly with the nation-wide conversation about books by registering for Preview, our new crowd-sourced book review platform. Due to the insight and perceptiveness of our readers, we are launching a platform that allows your voice to be heard.

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When a campaign is launched, the first people to successfully express interest in becoming a Preview reviewer, by filling in the registration form, will be selected to receive and review a free advance copy of the specified book. Usually these advance copies are printed three to four months before they hit bookshops, making Preview a great way to find out about upcoming titles before anyone else.

But be warned – there are only limited copies of each Preview book available for review, so you need to register your interest immediately.

When you register you are expressing interest for the following:

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If you have been successful, you will receive a confirmation email shortly afterwards from Better Reading. This will contain a review deadline and a link through which to submit your review. It will also contain other details on the reviewing process.

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                  Publisher details

                  The Girl in the Painting
                  Author
                  Tea Cooper
                  Publisher
                  HQ Fiction
                  Genres
                  Australian Fiction, Fiction, Historical Fiction
                  Released
                  16 December, 2019
                  ISBN
                  9781867207979

                  Synopsis

                  For readers of The True Story of Maddie BrightThe Woman in the Green Dress and The Birdman's Wife comes this atmospheric and richly detailed Australian historical mystery from a bestselling Australian author. Maitland 1913. Miss Elizabeth Quinn is something of an institution in Maitland Town. For longer than anyone could remember she and her brother, businessman Michael, have lived in the impressive two-storey stone house next to the church. When she is discovered cowering in the corner of the exhibition gallery at the Technical College the entire town knows something strange has come to pass. Was it the prehistoric remains or perhaps the taxidermy exhibition that had reduced the whale-boned encased pillar of society to a quivering mess? Or is there something odd about a striking painting on loan from the National Gallery? Mathematical savant Jane Piper is determined to find out. Deposited on the doorstep of the local orphanage as a baby, she owes her life and education to the Quinns' philanthropic ventures and Elizabeth has no one else to turn to. As the past and the present converge, Elizabeth's grip on reality loosens. Can Jane, with her logical brain and penchant for puzzles, unravel Elizabeth's story before it is too late? Ranging from the gritty reality of the Australian goldfields to the grand institutions of Sydney, the bucolic English countryside to the charm of Maitland Town, this compelling historical mystery in the company of an eccentric and original heroine is rich with atmosphere and detail.
                  Tea Cooper
                  About the author

                  Tea Cooper

                  Tea Cooper is an established Australian author of historical fiction. In a past life she was a teacher, a journalist, and a farmer. These days she haunts museums and indulges her passion for storytelling. She is the winner of two Daphne du Maurier Awards and the bestselling author of several novels, including The Horse Thief, The Cedar Cutter, The Currency Lass, and The Naturalist’s Daughter.

                  Books by Tea Cooper

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                  1. Di Cartwright says:

                    Hi.. I would love to review this book

                  2. Leah McAuliffe says:

                    Oh one of my favourite authors! It would be a pleasure to read and review this book. Just what’s so intriguing about the girl in the painting? I can’t wait to find out…

                  3. Michelle Benson says:

                    I would love to review this book !

                  4. Lorene Furmage says:

                    Intrigued by this book and would love to review it.

                  5. Denise Galligan says:

                    I would love to read and review this book

                  6. Maryanne Podham says:

                    I am intrigued to find out how the painting and the towns matriarch are connected. sign me up please

                  7. John Gough says:

                    Books that connect the Arts with people’s stories connect with me. Too often we see a portrait, and know nothing about the person depicted or how and when and why the painting was created — stories just waiting to be told, and READ!

                  8. Karen Boles says:

                    I would love to review this book please.

                  9. Deanne Jackson says:

                    Yes please.

                  10. Hi I would love to read Tea Cooper’s new book.

                  11. Sounds very interesting! I read and review all my books on Goodreads and on a number of Facebook pages. I also comment on a number of booktube channels and my channel will be coming soon.

                  12. Sue McElligott says:

                    I would love to read and review this book, it looks very intriguing!

                  13. Lisa Carroll says:

                    This sounds like an interesting read

                  14. Natalie says:

                    What an opportunity, the book sounds like it’s right up my alley. I look forward to reading (and hopefully reviewing) this book.

                  15. Judy Merrett says:

                    I would love to read this book!!

                  16. Marion Soubra says:

                    Sounds an interesting read. I would love to review it for you

                  17. Debbie Aksentiew says:

                    I love Tea Cooper book’s.

                  18. Gagan says:

                    I would love to review this book.

                  19. Melissa Mah says:

                    I would love to review and read this book! It sounds like a fascinating book and something I would love to be involved with.