Red Is My Heart
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From the author of The Red Notebook, described as 'Parisian perfection' by HRH The Duchess of Cornwall, Red is My Heart is a stunning collection of words and images in collaboration with Parisian street artist, Le Sonneur, about how to mend a broken heart. 'Enchanting' Washington Post How can you mend a broken heart? Do you write a letter to the woman who left you – and post it to an imaginary address? Buy a new watch, to reset your life? Or get rid of the jacket you wore every time you argued, because it was in some way … responsible? Combining the wry musings of a rejected lover with playful drawings in just three colours – red, black and white – bestselling author of The Red Notebook, Antoine Laurain, and renowned street artist Le Sonneur have created a striking addition to the literature of unrequited love. Sharp, yet warm, whimsical and deeply Parisian, this is a must for all Antoine Laurain fans.
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“Today I posted
you a letter, a very beautiful letter,
three carefully drafted pages written with a
medium-nib Cross fountain pen in black ink.
When I went to write your address on the envelope,
my hand trembled and I invented a new one.
An address that does not exist...
You will never read it.”
That is a bit from the first page of text in this book. I say first page of text because there are also illustrations, too, a red keyhole with a closed eye, a page of black and red puzzle pieces, two birds on a wire under a red ball...
Do you get the idea? This book is relationships, loss, in text, in images (but only in red and white and black). It's even more surprising than what I would call the normally-surprising-Antoine Laurain, and that's delightful for me, exactly what I want from a book...truth...truth told vividly...truth told freshly.
It's hopeless, impossible to review. A picture book for grownups? Poetry? Neither? Both?
