Finding a book by its cover?
May 2, 2013 6:59 PM Subscribe
Looking for a book whose title I can't remember, but whose cover I can picture perfectly.
I'm looking for a novel that I picked up a couple years ago and have since parted with -- it was probably published between 2007 and 2010. I've been wracking my brain all night for the title and am just coming up empty. I'm pretty sure the plot revolves around several people who all live together in the same apartment building (maybe in Europe - although I could be confusing that part with The Elegance of the Hedgehog). The one thing I'm very sure of is the image on the cover: the paperback edition had a photo of a box of artists' drawing pastels and the title was in white type over the image. It's a little bit like the image here, but the pastels were aligned vertically and not as broken. They were in a grey lining like that, though. I know this isn't much to go on, but is this ringing any bells with anybody? Thanks for any help - this is driving me crazy!
I'm looking for a novel that I picked up a couple years ago and have since parted with -- it was probably published between 2007 and 2010. I've been wracking my brain all night for the title and am just coming up empty. I'm pretty sure the plot revolves around several people who all live together in the same apartment building (maybe in Europe - although I could be confusing that part with The Elegance of the Hedgehog). The one thing I'm very sure of is the image on the cover: the paperback edition had a photo of a box of artists' drawing pastels and the title was in white type over the image. It's a little bit like the image here, but the pastels were aligned vertically and not as broken. They were in a grey lining like that, though. I know this isn't much to go on, but is this ringing any bells with anybody? Thanks for any help - this is driving me crazy!
Best answer: I know this one! It's Hunting and Gathering by Anna Gavalda. It's an apartment building in France, I think. Great book
posted by likeplus at 4:18 AM on May 3, 2013 [2 favorites]
posted by likeplus at 4:18 AM on May 3, 2013 [2 favorites]
Response by poster: Likeplus, that's it! Amazing - I thought this was such a long shot and here it is. Thanks so much. And thanks for your suggestion too, Monsieur Caution -- browsing the Europa editions was a good strategy that I hadn't considered.
posted by ella_minnow at 6:29 AM on May 3, 2013
posted by ella_minnow at 6:29 AM on May 3, 2013
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posted by Monsieur Caution at 8:50 PM on May 2, 2013