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Wednesday Cover Story: The Crash of Hennington

Wednesday, July 28th, 2010

An example of a book I picked up solely because of the cover.  It lept out at me - how could anyone miss these big and bold colours?  The bright pink, offset by a softer band of blue, plus the contrasting yellow of the title - it all works brilliantly together. And then, once your eyes fall on the image, that simple yet odd juxtaposition of a rhino with the city as a backdrop is intriguing.

In fact, it is a very odd novel and it wouldn’t still be amongst ‘the chosen ones’ on my overflowing bookshelf at home. But it’s kept its place because I adore the cover (not to mention it adds a bit of flair to the shelf!)

Chiara Priorelli, Publicity & Online Marketing Manager

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