Midi pile

We are back in the wonderful country of Jacominus Gainsborough. He has a date with his beloved Douce at midday on the dot, because he's about to board a ship and has something very important to tell her. Will she come? Will she be there on time? After Il libro delle ore felici (The rich hours of Jacominus Gainsborough), Rébecca Dautremer draws us back into the life of Jacominus Gainsborough, but this time she asks us to literally and physically journey through the pages of her book. With extraordinarily detailed illustrations, featuring intricate layered cut-outs, readers will find themselves both in Jacominus's head and in Douce's fur on her way to the date. The 3D quality of the illustrations and of the pages, designed so that new details are constantly being discovered (whether a rake, an orange stall or the ship's smoke) creates a “funnel-like view” that keeps readers enthralled to the end. Thus, we follow Douce through the orchard, the suburbs, the market, until – always with her – we glimpse Jacominus's profile on the bridge of a ship that's about to depart – it's midday on the dot. Jacominus. Ti aspetto Di Rébecca Dautremer Rizzoli, 2019