Once upon a time, January came for us and proclaimed itself supremely uninterested in taking prisoners. Under the sustained assault, there were simply too many avenues of stress tearing into my brain. On one side of the field stood so many books (as they have always been there for me) ready to be read—to help. And on the other side loomed a distressing number of chasms inside me desperate to find solace and reprieve. But the two could not meet. No matter how many peace talks I attempted to broker. In February, in a move so unprecedented that I can only describe it as a lifeline thrown down into the deepest of the chasms, my exhausted mind decided it would be a good idea to finally give fanfiction a whirl. Now, there's no getting around the fact that for someone who has read as many novels that involve fic in some way or another as I have—seriously, novels that began as fic, novels written by authors who got their start writing fic, novels about characters who write/illustrate/love...
Those covers are lovely!
ReplyDeleteI want them in my house.
ReplyDeleteThat is so cool. I want them.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the link! Maybe she'll be commissioned to do a Jane Eyre cover *fingers crossed*
ReplyDeleteI looked around her sight a bit more, and she has the most lovely portrait of Christina Rossetti. Here's the link: http://blog.jilliantamaki.com/2011/02/portrait-of-christina-rossetti-sketch/
Wow. That is true artistry! I wonder if they'll turn the covers into prints so that people (like me!) can actually buy the books with those jackets??
ReplyDeleteThose are totally gorgeous! I especially love the Emma. Well - they're all great! Thanks so much for sharing that link with us!
ReplyDeleteWow, those are lovely!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the link! Penguin Classics are some of my favorite editions, and I love all the nifty covers they're doing nowadays.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the link back! I'm happy to share. :) The only thing this news is bad for is my wallet.
ReplyDeletePS. RTB, I adore Christina Rossetti. That's a beautiful image.
ReplyDeleteWow. She's go skills! Now I want one. She should totally go all the way and do illustrations for all of them =P
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goodness, those are gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteOh wow! Embroidery *and* books - I think I'm in love!!
ReplyDeleteI love them! Can't wait to buy them. :)
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