Shail Rajan's Blog - Posts Tagged "chicklit"
Why purple?
When I look at all the bookshelves in our house, I see such a variety of colors on the spines of our books. Everything from white to black, red to blue, and yellow to orange. What I don't see often is purple. Some of you have asked who picked the color and design of The Summer Breeze, and why I chose the garden swing to be on the front of it.
The Summer Breeze
I wish I had a dramatic story to share on how this came about, but the answers are actually quite simple. There's one particular moment in the book that stands out as a turning point for Callie in my mind: "Sitting on the garden swing, she felt so peaceful and contented. A soft summer breeze began to blow, warm and fresh. And then suddenly, the idea revealed itself." As for the color...well...it was my mom's favorite. And when my daughter and I designed the cover, it was the only color we considered.
The Summer Breeze
I wish I had a dramatic story to share on how this came about, but the answers are actually quite simple. There's one particular moment in the book that stands out as a turning point for Callie in my mind: "Sitting on the garden swing, she felt so peaceful and contented. A soft summer breeze began to blow, warm and fresh. And then suddenly, the idea revealed itself." As for the color...well...it was my mom's favorite. And when my daughter and I designed the cover, it was the only color we considered.
I ❤ NY
When I was 5 years old, my family relocated from India to Rochester, NY. Can you just imagine the culture shock for a little girl who had never been on an airplane before and who could barely speak English? But within a short time, thanks to family and newfound friends, I started thinking of Rochester as home. So much so that I ended up staying there for undergraduate and graduate school! Many of my friends joked that I would never leave Rochester (you know who you are!), but then I up and surprised them all by moving to what is arguably the greatest city in the world. I lived in NYC for several years where my love affair with the New York continued. So, it was only natural that when I was imagining the story for The Summer Breeze, I would choose a region that I knew about and loved dearly.
Callie's story begins in NYC, winds its way to a town modeled after my beloved Rochester, and ends in the Finger Lakes district. If you've never been to Upstate NY - especially in autumn - you don't know what you're missing! "From late September through mid-November, the trees veritably burst with rich, vibrant autumn colors...."
How could you not want to settle there? Or at least visit it every year like I do?
Callie's story begins in NYC, winds its way to a town modeled after my beloved Rochester, and ends in the Finger Lakes district. If you've never been to Upstate NY - especially in autumn - you don't know what you're missing! "From late September through mid-November, the trees veritably burst with rich, vibrant autumn colors...."
How could you not want to settle there? Or at least visit it every year like I do?
