Rose, the Painter’s Beloved is the winning story from the Audio Book created through Anchor Podcast, entitled as 'Unearthly Lores' by Multiple Authors. Written by Purba Chakraborty, this is a story about a haunted painting that does not stay in anyone’s house for more than two days. Art lovers, Mr. and Mrs. Datta spot the exquisite painting in an art exhibition and immediately get enticed by it.

A researcher of ancient arts, Nibaran Mallik tells the couple about the incredible story behind the colorful portrait of a damsel. The painting called Rose, my Immortal Beloved was created by David Eugene in his most lonely days.

The couple buys the painting even after knowing the story behind the painting. Will they be able to keep the painting in their house?

#About the Author

Purba Chakraborty is the author of 3 novels – Walking in the streets of Love and Destiny, The Hidden Letters, Canvas of a Mind and three poetry books The Heart Listens to No One, Letters from the Soul and Mythological Monologues. She has contributed her poems and short stories in more than 10 anthologies and various magazines. She is an English Literature educator, content developer and blogger from Kolkata.

This story is from the audio book 'Unearthly Lores' #episode 1 presented by Chrysanthemum Chronicles.  The story has been written by Ananya Mukherjee and its about a young couple deeply in love, on the way to their honeymoon. It’s an account of what transpires from the time they leave home to the time when they finally appear at their dream destination. What changes in between?

#About the Author

Ananya Mukherjee is a former business journalist and an acclaimed writer with more than 1000 publications to her credit. Before moving to Singapore as the editor of HRM Asia, she had amassed years of experience in the Indian print and television media. Her journalistic acumen covers a whole gamut of subjects including politics, lifestyle and business. Ardh-Satya & Other Stories, Ananya’s first book, a collection of 20 short stories was published in 2016 and has received raving reviews from Indian and the international media. She is currently working on her second book. Ardh-Satya, an adaptation from the title story was recently staged at Dastak, a Hindi Theatre Festival in Singapore and at the prestigious Kala Ghoda festival in Mumbai, India.

Ananya also writes poetry in Hindi and six of her poems were recently published in a literary magazine called Nazariya in India.

She is a known figure in the cultural and literary circles in Singapore and India.

Ananya also wears a Corporate leadership hat and leads Corporate Affairs in Asia & Europe for a US based multinational company.