Associate Professor Geoffrey Eathorne writes:
"Virginia Burdon's debut shows a major talent too long concealed. STALKER is richly satisfying. It works on different levels from a detective story of sorts to an intense psychological study of absorbing interest. I have taught literature at a university level for many years but never have I read a first work which has given me such a jolt.
...it is startlingly original. READ IT is my advice."
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Virginia Burdon has had a career that ranges from journalism and publishing to broadcasting and public relations. In between, she spent seven years as a professional potter, living and working on the edge of one of New Zealand’s national parks. More recently she completed a second degree in Fine Arts at London’s City and Guilds Art College.
Stalker – A Wall of Silence was inspired by an encounter with a teacher from her school days in New Zealand.
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Virginia lives in South West London, and regularly returns to New Zealand to keep up with family and friends.
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ABOUT THE BOOK
A hysterical woman explodes onto the stage at the end of a performance of a famous composer’s opera in the belief that she is his wife. This story tracks her progression from stalker to full-blown delusion and her journey into madness. Trapped in the drama is a 12-year-old girl, the woman’s piano student, who as an adult tries to solve the mystery of what became of her.
Who was this mystery woman, why did she seemingly disappear without a trace, and why the wall of silence?
Fact and fiction are skillfully blended in a compelling account of obsession and unrequited love, and one woman’s pathway to redemption.