The Portrait

By Evelyn Chartres

The Portrait is a Gothic fantasy about Victoria Frost, an author who develops an unhealthy obsession with her character. As events unfold, her obsessions turn on her which forces Victoria to question her sanity. Is she simply slipping deeper into madness or are there other factors at play?

The Portrait features a mixture of contemporary and historical scenes brought forward as Victoria explores the world of her muse. Using both prose and art, every scene yields new pieces of the puzzle that provide insight on the origin of her character’s portrait, and the model captured within.

Discover how a vision from the past becomes a writer’s deadly obsession.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Evelyn Chartres
• Release date: Feb 10, 2016
• ISBN: 9780994780546

Evelyn Chartres

Evelyn Chartres is the nom de plume for a self-published Canadian author. The writer of eight Gothic fantasy novels, Evelyn released her debut novel, The Portrait, in 2016, and her latest, The Van Helsing Impetus, in 2023. A fan of the phrase ‘live to eat’, Evelyn shares her recipes on evelynchartres.com. These recipes have a loose focus on French-Canadian cuisine, which feature deep-dish meat pies, seafood, and desserts that are rarely seen outside of La Belle Province. Evelyn is currently living in Ottawa, Ontario, and is busy laying the foundations for her next book featuring Marc.