PUBLICATION OF ELIJAH'S MERMAID...

Today is the publication date ofElijah's Mermaid, the VV's second Victorian novel - a story of love and betrayal where nothing is quite what it seems, where the realms of high art and literature mingle with the murky demi-monde.

The VV is offering a personalised, signed hardback copy to the reader who can tell her which of the lovely paintings that made up yesterday's VV post, all of which played some part in inspiring various scenes in the novel, has been printed in the book itself.

Please leave answers in the comments box below. The VV will take all correct answers and select a winner at random over this coming weekend. This competition is open to all.

Meanwhile, for more information on Elijah's Mermaid, please see www.essiefox.com