Afterimage

Afterimage is the spellbinding story of Annie Phelan, an impoverished Irish maid who arrives at the country estate of a couple living in a seemingly bloodless marriage. For them, Annie is an innocent, a blank slate upon which they can project their own desires, failed dreams and artistic obsessions. But as Annie matures, she finds herself caught between the torments of her hardscrabble past and her hopes for a future free of servitude. Jealousy, betrayal and erotic longing intertwine as the novel sweeps to its riveting conclusion.