Cover Attraction

Cover Attraction is a weekly meme kindly hosted by Marcia at the Printed Page.

Okay, I promise this is the last tea related post, for a while anyway. Teapots, teacups and just china in general have always held an interest for me. The sight of this display just makes me want to travel to a fancy tea room, soak up the ambiance and partake of the goodies.

Still sticking with the tea theme but in the history and production of tea, I found this non-fiction cover alluring. The book synopsis sounds very interesting also.

The tea industry has had a colorful and glamorous journey in India. Since the time the British colonialists discovered the potentials of the plant, it has not only provided good commercial investments for the country, but also a platform for all in its trade to flash their glamour, riches, culture and exoticism. If post-colonial India boasts of her grand Victorian monuments and serpentine railways, she also, albeit in a more discreet manner, loves to boast this industry with its sprawling green estates, bungalows that put less privileged royals to shame and a legacy in its proud planters and jovial laborers.
This book is a lavish attempt to tell the story of Indian tea through the combination of fluid yet practical text and an extraordinary splurge of images. It is a work of non-fiction, written in the style of fiction. It is a combination of legends, fictional characters with the spirit of real planters and firm facts and figures. The visuals, carefully selected and designed, are meant to give the reader a pictorial definition of the text, which is a result of long research and the experiences of a person who was in the industry during a very crucial period of its history. It creates a journey across time for the reader, a journey to take him along the colorful past, present and possible future of the Indian tea world. (from B&N)

What cover or covers caught your fancy this week?

Cover Attraction

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In keeping with my tea theme and in honor of the tea shop mystery contest starting tomorrow, here is a cover I found most attractive. I like the textural contrast between the soft, velvety petals of the flowers and the iron of the teapot. The color contrast is also very pleasing to the eye. The simplicity of design is soothing and enticing.

About the book: London's Jane Pettigrew has joined American tea writer Bruce Richardson in creating the updated guide to teas throughout the world. Beautifully illustrated, this 2008 edition gives detailed information and brewing instructions for over 120 teas from every major tea producing region. Chapters on the newest information about tea and health, tea production, tea blending and tea hospitality are included. This book is a valuable up-to-date addition to libraries of both tea novices and professionals. If you have ever wondered about the time and temperature to brew your teas - white, green, black, or oolong - this is the book for you. (from Amazon)

What cover caught your eye this week?

Cover Attraction

Cover Attraction is being hosted by Marcia at the Printed Page. What a great idea! I am jumping on the bandwagon because I really like to look at book covers. It's as simple as that. Laura Childs so graciously sent me a copy of her latest in the teashop mysteries and the cover just jumped out at me. I've read the previous nine in this series and loved every one of them. The characters are like old friends and the setting couldn't be better.

OOLONG DEAD
Tea Shop Mystery #10--coming March 2009

"A wild steeplechase through the Carolina low-country brings Theodosia face to face with a dead woman--and sparks the return of a boyfriend she never thought she'd see again. "

Blurb taken from Laura's website You can find a list of all her books here in the different series. The teashop series is set in Charleston, SC. The scrapbooking series is set in New Orleans and has some really funny characters in it. The Cackleberry club series is reasonably new. I reviewed the first in the series here.