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One of the most remarkable and charming books I've ever read. Through postcards and letters you come to know Griffin, an artist living in a big city, and Sabine, a young woman on a distant island, who have never met in person. But somehow Sabine can see what Griffin's painting, and so she strikes up a correspondence with him. They fall in love, but should they meet? And where?
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A beautiful look into another world of two artists, although a bit indulgent on the part of the author. Two people start to correspond, one a depressed artist in London, one an exotic woman living on an island who designs stamps and has the power to see the man's drawings. Plot-wise, there isn't that much beyond manic pixie dream girl inspiring depressed man, but there are hints that there could be more than it seems. I love the concept and how the postcard designs reflect the inner states of th
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I reread this the other night. I still love it.
The drawings in this book were amazing. The format of it was very interesting and inventive. One side of the page would be the postcard face (or the front of an envelope). You flip the page and it is the writing on the postcard. The postcards/letters are being sent between Griffin, a London postcard artist, and Sabine, a stamp designer in the South Pacific. The ending of the story leaves you hanging so I can't wait till the next book comes from the library!
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Okay, the first G&S book is really something, and it ends PERFECTLY. To have sequels is just wrong, but I own them for the beautiful art. Curse you, Nick Bantock.
Without ever meeting in person, the artists Griffin and Sabine recieve notes from each other. The art is beautiful and the story, fantastical.
A bit sappy of a story, really, but the illustrations are just gorgeous. And ridiculous as it seems, I still want to read the next one.
Great artistic inspiration!
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