Monday, 11 April 2011

The COWARD'S JACKET


This is the final jacket for 'The Coward's Tale', thank to the genius and patience of Holly MacDonald, Assistant Art Director at Bloomsbury.
if you compare it with the version on the right, play spot the changes! The characters of the little boy (Laddy Merridew) and the old chap on the left (Ianto Passchendaele Jenkins) have been tweaked several times, until they felt right.
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6 comments:

  1. Nik Perring11 April 2011 at 06:02

    That is, my dear, rather stunning and worthy of a considerable hooray!!

    N x

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  2. Vanessa Gebbie11 April 2011 at 06:38

    Hooray indeed! I know the characters are merely silhouettes, not the real thing - but the gentleman on the original jacket was far too 'Colonel Yardy Fardy Shootemup-Hawkins' for me!

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  3. Sue Guiney11 April 2011 at 07:40

    Yep, I agree. the new old man, so to speak, is much better. My palms are itching for it!

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  4. Vanessa Gebbie11 April 2011 at 09:14

    Agreed! So are mine...

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  5. The Divorced Lady's Companion to Living in Italy15 April 2011 at 00:18

    This cover is beautiful! I love the deep red and the woodcut feel, the telling detail. Looking forward to ordering a copy. Great work! cat

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  6. Vanessa Gebbie15 April 2011 at 03:03

    Thanks Cat - I must say, no one has expressed anything but huge admiration for this jacket - especially the author!

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