I Stopped Time

Listed in the Photography category on Art In Fiction, I Stopped Time (2013) by Jane Davis is a spellbinding story of self-discovery, creativity and emotional reckoning that seamlessly weaves together the past and the present. Edwardian Brighton. A wide-eyed young girl enters Mr. Parker's photographic studio and receives her first lesson about a brand-new medium: “Can you think of a really good memory? Perhaps you can see it when you close your eyes. But think how much better it would be if you could take it out and look at whenever you wanted to!” Photography becomes the passion that will shape Lottie's destiny, taking her on a journey of self-discovery and creative brilliance - and into a disastrous marriage.   2009: Disgraced politician Sir James Hastings faces a lonely old age in a secluded village in the Surrey Hills with only an old German shepherd for company. He is unmoved when he learns his mother has died at the age of 108. In his mind, he buried her when she abandoned him as a child. Brought up by his father, a charismatic war-hero turned racing-driver, the young James dismissed her as the ‘villain’ of his childhood. Now he inherits her life’s work – an incredible photography collection spanning more than six decades – and is finally forced to confront the realisation that his version of the past isn’t even half the story.   "Jane Davis has presented a family that is beautifully flawed, brimming with affection, and inimitably human." ~ J R Metcalf, book blogger  Jane Davis’s debut, Half-truths and White Lies , won the Daily Mail First Novel Award. The Bookseller featured her in their 'One to Watch' section. Jane lives in Carshalton, Surrey with her Formula 1 obsessed, beer-brewing partner, surrounded by growing piles of paperbacks, CDs, and general chaos. When she is not writing, you may spot Jane disappearing up the side of a mountain with a camera in hand.  Buy Now from Amazon