I think my favorite cover is the Italian ebook. Every art director saw Annie as a little frillier than I did. We apparently love women with their heads cut off (or at least one major retailer does). Germans went with type, the French with a painting motif (though not one that was in the style of the book) and the UK paperback was their equivalent to our chick lit cover. The British hardcover, as well as the Italian (and Portuguese) ebooks mimicked the look of The Rosie Project, another quirky romantic comedy. I've included some of the jacket concepts used in other countries. And did I mention my very favorite UK sales pitch for this book, that it's Anita Brookner meets Judith Krantz? I should also note that the painting in question is 18 x 24, not the supersized canvas that this model is holding. This model is out of an Anita Brookner novel. She'd be wearing combat boots or Doc Martens, not prim ballet flats. That woman on the cover is not Annie McDee. But the jacket issue has another problem.
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