This is what the book'll look like when it appears in March. Pretty, hey?
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5 comments:
Yes. What does the picture represent?
I'm guessing the picture relates to my favourite metaphor in the book. That life in church is a bed of roses, it's beauty leaves you breathless, the thorns can rip you apart.
It's a lot prettier than the previous cover, looks aimed at a different market?
I like baptistjon's idea - it makes it sound planned! To be honest, I'm not sure what the image represents though I do know it's a detail from a stained glass window. The trouble with books on the church is that designers always think anglican buildings, so there were a lot of covers that I couldn't live with. In terms of who the book's aimed and what the cover tells us about that - I think it's trying to say that it's a serious book for strugglers and leaders alike to help them get to grips with how we can create better churches by talking to each other. But that's just a guess.
Thanks. I think covers are important as they can tell you a lot before you start reading and sometimes even put you off buying them!
I should add I like this one and it will not out me off buying it!!!!!
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