This odd but beautifully done book is hard to describe. The Afterword calls it an "artist's book" originally done as a handmade edition of ten. Niffenegger calls it "a fourteen year labor of love." The aquatint illustrations are beautifully done though often derivative of artists like Klimt, Dali, Manet, and others. The surreal story of the sisters Clothilde, Ophile, and Bettine is relegated to a sentence or even a few words on the page opposite the artwork. This is an unusual and intriguing book.
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