A Painted Devil

by Rachel Billington

Edward is a brilliant young artist. With the support and constant devotion of his friends - moths to his flame - he is fast growing into an obsessive awareness of his own genius. Fenella is a serious student of the history of art. At once cleverly outrageous and coldly mysterious, she has undying confidence in Edward. Tristram is exuberance incarnate - afire with joy in the arts and in his school chum Edward. But his infatuation with the artist's spirit is encountering competition from unexpected quarters.

226 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1975

About the author

Rachel Billington has written twenty one novels and eleven books for children. She is also a journalist, feature writer and reviewer. She is a regular contributor and Associate Editor of Inside Time, the national newspaper for prisoners and a Vice-President of English PEN. In 2012 she was awarded an OBE for Services to Literature.