Looking for Evelyn

Chrissie Docherty returns to the southern Africa of her childhood and tracks down Evelyn Fielding, the woman at the centre of an explosive scandal involving a traditional colonial officer and a gifted black African artist. Together, the two women uncover the secrets that shattered a remote expatriate outpost in the Zambian bush in the 1970s. Switching deftly between today and the recent past, and set against a background of tense post-colonial race relations, political turmoil and witchcraft, ‘Looking for Evelyn’ powerfully evokes the very special colours, sounds and smells of Africa.

Reviews of Looking for Evelyn

"You can see, taste and feel the dusty red roads of the South African bush in this rich, evocative exploration of love, jealousy and betrayal in post-colonial Zambia in the 1970s." – Jackie Copleton. Praise for 'Paris Kiss': "Flows from the page like a piece of art." – Sunday Mirror. "This makes a touching tale of friendship, love and betrayal set against a colourful backdrop of the Paris art world." – France magazine. "Compelling and seductive… a rather lovely tale." – Connexion magazine. "Jessie's adventures as a woman artist in 1880s Paris completely captivated me. A wonderful story." – Carmen Reid. "An intense and satisfying story – an insight into the constraints on passionate and talented women in the Parisian art world at the turn of the century. It will haunt you." – Sara Sheridan