The Visitors (Hardcover)
Charlotte Cory reworks the photographic visiting cards that were a Victorian craze, with a new twist. Instead of forgotten faces and family pets - dressed for their best and preserved for a posterity that is no longer interested - her visitors' are creatures of fantasy and fascination: a noble tiger in full military regalia, a dejected donkey in a sparse studio setting and a haughty kangaroo holding a cricket bat and gazing out at us dismissively. A remarkable book that draws readers into an imagined world of immense power and originality.'
In addition to her photographic work Charlotte Cory is an established novelist, journalist and travel writer. She writes regularly for BBC Radio and has had a number of plays broadcast. She has published three novels with Faber & Faber; her next novel will be published by Harper Collins.