Gift Books
Deborah Brown
Love Letters
Deborah Brown’s ingenious Love Letters describes the trajectory of a relationship using combinations of the four letters in the word ‘love’.
The story is told entirely through illustrative typography in which each of the letters takes on a character of its own. Deceptively simple in form - the book conveys complex meaning with powerful effect - telling a story in which ‘love is an endlessly complicated yet beautiful four-letter word.’
This is a picture book for grown-ups. A bittersweet tale of the ups and downs of relationships and family life.
Genre: Art Gift Book
Extent: 48 pp
Original Printing: HB, UK only
Dimensions: 150 x 150mm
Rights Available: Worldwide HB & PB.
Deborah Brown
Leaf
An enchanting, educational and exquisitely illustrated book which explores the extraordinary variety, bounty and beauty of leaves. It celebrates individuality with its underlying message that humans like trees are gloriously different and unique. At a time when the earth is in ecological peril the books focus on the significance and beauty of trees is more relevant than ever. The book would be featured in museum and art gallery shops, the gift sections of bookstores and Woodland and Forest trusts.
Genre: Gift Book/Nature
Extent: 36 (approx) pp
Dimension: TBC - this work is yet to be produced & printed
Rights Available: Worldwide/HB & PB
Audience: Art & nature lovers
Gill Smith
The Wilful Thing
‘I am no bird; and no net ensnares me; I am a free human being with an independent will.’
Charlotte Brontë
Gill Smith’s The Wilful Thing is inspired by the life of Charlotte Brontë who obeyed her inner call to write despite the restrictive expectations placed upon her during her lifetime. Smith makes innovative use of text and image to depict the insistent nature of the creative impulse.
Genre: Gift Book
Extent: TBC approx 42 pp
Dimensions: TBC - book is yet to be produced and printed
Rights Available: Worldwide/HB & PB
Audience: It will be suitable for the gift sections of bookstores and well placed in museum and art gallery gift shops. Recommended release date on Charlotte Brontë ‘s birthday (21st April) It will have a particular relevance in bookshops near Howarth, and the Brontë Museum shop.