With Isabel Wolff’s recent US paperback release of A Vintage Affair, it had me thinking there must be an image and synopsis of her upcoming book The Very Picture of You which is due out in October this year here in the US. Well, after digging around, I was able to find the cover on the Bantam/Random House publishers site!

First of all I need to say, I absolutely adored the hardback cover for A Vintage Affair. Not only was the cover gorgeous, but even the feel of it was wonderful to hold. Having said that, and knowing the publisher is trying to keep with the same “feel” of her previous book I can’t say I’m in love with this cover. It’s a little too muddled for my taste and just doesn’t seem to hold a candle to the cover of A Vintage Affair. Still…I’m dieing to read this book and the synopsis sounds amazing! Take a look and let me know, what do you think?

Where the eye sees the brushstroke, the heart sees the truth.

From Isabel Wolff, the internationally bestselling author of A Vintage Affair, comes a beguiling novel about artistic inspirations, family secrets, and the courage to turn one’s life into a masterpiece.

At thirty-five, Gabriella Graham—“Ella” to her family and friends—has already made a name for herself as a successful portrait artist in London. She can capture the essential truth in each of her subjects’ faces—a tilt of the chin, a glint in the eye—and immortalize it on canvas. This gift has earned Ella commissions from royals and regular folks alike.

But closer to home, Ella finds the truth more elusive. Her father abandoned the family when she was five, and her mother has remained silent on the subject ever since. Ella’s sister, Chloe, is engaged to Nate, an American working in London, but Ella suspects that he may not be so committed. Then, at Chloe’s behest, Ella agrees to paint Nate’s portrait.

From session to session, Ella begins to see Nate in a different light, which gives rise to conflicted feelings. In fact, through the various people she paints—an elderly client reflecting on her life, another woman dreading the prospect of turning forty, a young cyclist (from a photograph) who met a tragic end—Ella realizes that there is so much more to a person’s life than what is seen on the surface, a notion made even clearer when an unexpected email arrives from the other side of the world. And as her portraits of Nate and the others progress, they begin to reveal less about their subjects than the artist herself.

A picture is worth a thousand words, and in Isabel Wolff’s vibrant and textured story, these words are brilliantly crafted to convey the humor, mystery, and beauty that exists within each of us.

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