Synopsis
When painter Shane Bellamy attempts to relaunch his life by moving into a remote summer cottage on the Missouri river, he becomes enthralled by the property’s original owners, famed depression-era artist Gustav Wilhelm and his wife, Marlena; painting their long-dead secrets of betrayal and revenge in a series of increasingly bizarre works, Shane finds that he has not only recreated their dark story on canvas, he has brought it dreadfully back to life all around him. Visit the official website: www.riverhousebook.com In the wake of his divorce and the loss of his New York art job, Shane is bereft and directionless. The cottage provides the perfect escape: small, picturesque, and lonely. There, he becomes fascinated with the history of the cottage, and that of its larger sister property, the Riverhouse, now demolished. Shane embarks on an unusual painting project: recreating the Riverhouse on canvas, as it might have looked when it was first built. As the painting develops, surprising Shane both with its style and its strange, silent strength, he finds that the image is a sort of portal, inviting him into the Riverhouse’s past. He learns of its owners, portrait artist Gustav Wilhelm, known for his arrogance as much as his genius, and of Wilhelm’s wife, the beautiful but ignored Marlena. Their story blooms in Shane’s mind like a dark rose, full of deepening mystery and harrowing secrets. Gradually, Shane comes to realize that the decades’ old drama isn’t yet finished. Ghosts haunt the cottage, particularly the intriguing Marlena, and Shane finds himself inexplicably drawn to her, despite her otherworldly hatred of his tentative new love, art agent Christiana. Eventually, Shane finds himself caught in the spiraling collision course of his own life and that of the Riverhouse, which has secretly risen from its dead foundation. He knows he should escape and yet he cannot seem to walk away. After all, he thinks, ghosts can’t harm the living. Can they?
About the Author
George Norman Lippert is a professional artist as well as a consummate story teller. His online novels and short stories have been the subject of international media attention (including Fox News, The Scotsman, and Canadian Public Radio) and have been viewed by nearly a million people worldwide, resulting in a dedicated fan-base eager to read his published works. His ability to create his own illustrations, book covers, promotional buzz and support media makes him an unusually capable partner in every step of his book’s potential production. Two of his books, "The Girl on the Dock" and "The God of Lost Things", are currently available via amazon.com. A third book, Flyover Country, is also available. His writing has brought him several unusual awards, including a “Best Hero of the Year” award in Bulgaria (as well as a close second place, behind Christopher Paolini, for “Best Author of the Year”), and a prize Chrysler Crossfire for his writing and production of the short film, “Bullets are Forever”. George is 40 and currently lives in St. Louis, Missouri, with his wife and two children.
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