Forthcoming Books: 2012 edition

SonjaMarie · Post by **SonjaMarie** » Thu August 4th, 2011, 2:51 am

I can't find any info about this book, if it's fiction or nonfiction or even if it's about the 4 princesses of Provence who became Queens, one married Henry III of England and one Louis IX of France (St. Louis):
Four Sisters, All Queens by Sherry Jones May 8, 2012

SM

boswellbaxter · Post by **boswellbaxter** » Thu August 4th, 2011, 3:23 am

[quote=""SonjaMarie""]I can't find any info about this book, if it's fiction or nonfiction or even if it's about the 4 princesses of Provence who became Queens, one married Henry III of England and one Louis IX of France (St. Louis):
Four Sisters, All Queens by Sherry Jones May 8, 2012

SM[/quote]

I'm fairly sure from her Facebook postings that it's fiction.

Yep, here it is from her Facebook profile:

Four Sisters, All Queens
Historical fiction about four sisters in 13th-century Provence who all became queens, the most celebrated women of their time -- and their fight over their father's will. Sibling rivalry on a royal scale! Scheduled for publication spring/summer 2012.

SonjaMarie · Post by **SonjaMarie** » Thu August 4th, 2011, 3:25 am

[quote=""boswellbaxter""]I'm fairly sure from her Facebook postings that it's fiction.[/quote]

Well if it is, I hope it's a good book, cause they were a very interesting set of women.

SM

lauragill · Post by **lauragill** » Sun August 7th, 2011, 1:00 am

Is anybody else tired of the woman in a period dress from the waist down kind of cover? Looking through the new releases, it just seems to be a common thread for the covers.

annis · Post by **annis** » Sun August 7th, 2011, 3:08 am

Tanzanite posted earlier about another novel featuring two of the four beautiful sisters from Provence who all became queens.

Quote:
Originally Posted by Tanzanite
The Sister Queens by Sophe Perinot. US and UK release March 6, 2012.

Raised together at the 13th Century court of their father, Raymond Berenger, Count of Provence, Marguerite and Eleanor are separated by royal marriagesbut never truly parted.

Patient, perfect, reticent, and used to being first, Marguerite becomes Queen of France. Her husband, Louis IX, is considered the greatest monarch of his age. But he is also a religious zealot who denies himself all pleasureincluding the love and companionship his wife so desperately craves. Can Marguerite find enough of her sisters boldness to grasp her chance for happiness in the guise of forbidden love?

Passionate, strong-willed, and stubborn, Eleanor becomes Queen of England. Her husband, Henry III, is neither as young nor as dashing as Marguerites. But she quickly discovers he is a very good manand a very bad king. His failures are bitter disappointments for Eleanor, who has worked to best her elder sister since childhood. Can Eleanor stop competing with her sister and value what she has, or will she let it slip away?

From the author's website
http://www.sophieperinot.com/home/my-books-2/

rebecca191 · Post by **rebecca191** » Mon August 8th, 2011, 3:41 am

[quote=""lauragill""]Is anybody else tired of the woman in a period dress from the waist down kind of cover? Looking through the new releases, it just seems to be a common thread for the covers.[/quote]

yep! I think I'm in the minority, but I prefer to either see the whole person (including face) or not have a person on the cover at all. The chopped up pictures just look weird and unattractive to me.

Divia · Post by **Divia** » Mon August 8th, 2011, 3:52 am

Someone is giong to have to give me an example of the waist down. Ive seen the neck down but not the waist down.

lauragill · Post by **lauragill** » Mon August 8th, 2011, 5:07 am

[quote=""Divia""]Someone is giong to have to give me an example of the waist down. Ive seen the neck down but not the waist down.[/quote]

Sorry. I meant neck down.

EC2 · Post by **EC2** » Mon August 8th, 2011, 9:07 am

Ah, that's the 'headless bodice' cover. There have been numerous angsts and discussions about this style from time to time on the forum and elsewhere. It does keep on selling the books no matter that we all say enough already. There was a thread on Goodreads at one time called 'Dude where's my head.'
Actually, bits of body tend to feature all over the place on novels. I've just finished reading The Homecoming of Samuel Lake by Jenny Wingfield which features a girl's feet clad in anklesocks and brown bar shoes - not unlike the cover for Audrey Niffeneger's Time Traveller's Wife. There must be a whole genre of 'footwear' books out there!

Mythica · Post by **Mythica** » Mon August 8th, 2011, 9:43 am

I actually really like the headless chick trend - as you can see I followed it in my avatar. I think it gives a bit of mystery to what the character looks like so the reader can still use their imagination. I don't mind using other methods to hide the face (like facing the model away from the camera) - it doesn't have to be by simply cropping out the head but I like it to be at least mostly hidden somehow.

But for example, I really liked this cover: http://www.amazon.com/Madonna-Seven-Hil ... pd_sim_b_4
Then they used the same image and revealed the face in this one: http://www.amazon.com/Borgias-Two-Novel ... 647&sr=1-1
I thought "That's not how I pictured Lucrezia Borgia at ALL". I really didn't think the model suited her at all and that really bothered me. I know it's just cover art but I'm a very visual person.

Although, btw, here's one which IS cut off at the waist, lol: http://www.amazon.com/Murder-Tower-Stor ... 47&sr=1-11