Frances Ive

I always have something in mind for what I want and then I try to find a designer through a website who can fulfil it. Sometimes this goes brilliantly well, and other times I have to keep asking for changes. For one book I noticed something that didn't look good when the image was enlarged, and had to ask for a radical change.

Alice in Wonderland as it made such an impression on me as a child. I loved all the strange characters, particular at the Mad Hatter's Tea Party and even now I still enjoy seeing it in film or reading it again.
Dr Zhivago which also made an impression on me but I was a teenager when I read it. It is a sad story but told so beautifully, although as a teenager the political implications were lost on me.
Where the Crawdads Sing. What a fabulous and very different book. I loved the description of the vegetation and the wild life around where she lived.
The Mayor of Casterbridge or any Thomas Hardy books. I first read one of his books when studying it at school. His description and depth make all his books very readable. What I find too much these days is how sad they are.
The Giver of Stars by JoJo Moyes. Based on a true story, it captivated me. It is grim in places, but has an uplifting angle to it all the way through and I love books to be uplifting.