What Edward Heard - Sure to Delight Fans of Downton Abbey and The Golem and the Jinni

Historical fiction often includes an engaging mystery to heighten the suspense. Such is the case in the new novel, What Edward Heard. The novel benefits from the addition of magical realism, a subset of the fantasy genre as well. Magical realism infuses the real world with a dose of something fantastical or magical, such as the novel The Golem and the Jinni. Set in multiple time periods, primarily WWI England, fans of period dramas, such as Downton Abbey are sure to enjoy What Edward Heard.

About the Book:

The Trenches shattered his hearing,
But the Painting will change him Forever.

In Venice in 1566, Francesco paints a portrait of the woman he loves. In 1916, Edward Jamison returns to England from the trenches of the Western Front. Believing that the most life-changing events are behind him, he soon encounters something profoundly more powerful: the portrait of the painted lady. Partly deaf from his injuries in the trenches, he begins to hear the strangest things.

But Edward Jamison is not the only person who has become a part of these mysterious happenings. From Renaissance Venice to the French Huguenots settling in England to the American Revolution in Virginia and beyond, the painted lady has touched the lives of many.

As Edward searches for clues into the painting's past, he's drawn into another mystery, involving a girl with amnesia and the lady of the manor that she works in. All is not as it seems in the quiet English countryside. If Edward is to save himself and all of them, he'll have to face his biggest fears. But, what if the painting has another plan for him?

ISBN eBook: 9781508048206
ISBN Paperback:9781366694195
ISBN Hardcover: 9781366694201

What Readers at Goodreads are Saying:

"What Edward Heard is an exciting collection of stories about individuals whose lives are intertwined across time and place. When I read this book, I felt as if I was standing in the trenches of World War I, sailing into London's harbor and the new world, and delving into other life-altering events within the characters' lives. As you read this book, be ready to travel across time and location as you live through the events of ordinary people who experience something quite extraordinary." - Book Lover


"This book was a great read that really spanned a lot of space and time. If you enjoy fiction that is not simply localized in one location and one time then this is the book for you. Top stuff."- Math Teacher
Megan Easley-Walsh is an author of historical fiction, a researcher, and a writing consultant and editor at Extra Ink Edits. She has taught college writing in the UNESCO literature city of Dublin, Ireland. Her degrees are in history-focused International Relations. http://www.newhistoricalfiction.com



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