Aw, Balzac has always been a favorite of mine too! Then again, I am a complete sucker for smaller hardbacks. I’m not sure why (since they ARE harder for me to read) but they’re my favorite.

Miss Ll , May 7, 2003 9:29 AM (#)

Vote for Balzac seconded here — the other is nice but nothing in comparison.

Giles Hoover , May 7, 2003 9:37 AM (#)

Small hardbacks!

Like Kitchen by Banana Yoshimoto.

Amanda , May 8, 2003 7:03 AM (#)

Anything by Wilson is gold!

Camy Toth , January 28, 2004 6:56 PM (#)

How wonderful to discover this site! I was wondering how I would find a way to tell how impressed I am by Gabriele’s cover design for Balzac and the little Chinese seamstress.

So much so, in fact, that although I have read (and loved) the book in my native tongue (French), I could not resist buying it again for that splendid cover.

It now sits on my mantle, as the work of art it truly is.

Lucie Bourges

Lucie Bourges , January 30, 2004 5:45 PM (#)

This cover is very beautiful (wunderschön!) which is indeed a compliment I never made before. I just wonder, why the person (definitely a girl) took off her shoes. Did she dance barefoot for instance or did she leave the shoes after having a dance? As a barefooted girl probably leafs no traces the picture of the shoes would be the only hint to her left as in an old fairy tale…

Struwwelpeter , May 24, 2004 7:21 AM (#)

Our bookclub has just finished David Guterson’s book “Our Lady of the Forest”. We were facinated with Gabriele Wilson’s cover depicting a close up of the Virgin Mary’s face. We were all curious as to what statue this closeup was composed from. Anyone have any info?

Mary , December 2, 2004 8:30 AM (#)

How would I get in contact with gabriele wilson. For work.

Appreciate any help.

Adriana Shaw , July 11, 2006 9:19 PM (#)