Anna + Elena Balbusso

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cover for Eugene Onegin

The Balbusso twins are illustrators, I saw a sample of their work on a recent visit to the V&A. They have won the 2013 V&A Illustration award for their illustrations for Alexander Pushkin's book, Eugene Onegin. 

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Having a gander at their website, Anna and Elena have also illustrated few other books including Beowulf  and one of my favorite novels The Handmaid's Tale, by Margret Atwood:-

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Margaret Atwood- Happy Publication day!

Margaret Atwood- what an absolute legend. She is one of my favourite authors, so I was  incredibly excited to find out that MaddAddam, the third book in her post-apocalyptic trilogy was out to day.

The Maddaddam Trilogy 

I pre-ordered my copy, and have just finished reading it. The review will be up in a couple of days, I just need to work out what I thought of it!

Some of my Atwood collection

I picked up The Blind Assassin second hand when I was backpacking around Cambodia. I spent the whole day sat in hammock, drinking cheap cocktails and reading this. Pure bliss.  

Handmaid Tale- probably the most famous of Margaret Atwood's books- they used to teach it at A Level, I'm not sure if they still do?  

I've read most of Atwood's novels. I particularly enjoy her dystopian fiction, her descriptions are so vivid, she can craft a very believable, scary world, it's like she's a prophet.