Eskay asked this question about Conversations with Friends:
i know that often cover designs have little to do with the book, but who do you think the people on the cover are? i assume neither is bobbi, as she's described numerous times as having a fringe, and melissa mentions her nose ring. it's not at all important, but at the start of the book i assumed they had to be bobbi and frances, and now i don't really think they're any of the main characters.
Ryan The cover illustration is not directly related to the text. The art is credited as "Sharon and Vivien" (detail), 2009, Alex Katz and thus appears to h…moreThe cover illustration is not directly related to the text. The art is credited as "Sharon and Vivien" (detail), 2009, Alex Katz and thus appears to have been done prior to and independent of the text.

I agree that it was problematic for me when trying to form representations of the characters during my read. (less)
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