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© for the French edition: L’ Élan vert, Saint-Pierre-des-Corps, 2016Title of the original edition: Anna et Johanna © for the English edition: Prestel Verlag, Munich • London • New York, 2018 A member of Verlagsgruppe Random House GmbHNeumarkter Strasse 28 • 81673 Munich

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Translated from the French by Paul KellyCopyediting: Brad FingerProject management: Melanie SchöniProduction management: Astrid WedemeyerTypesetting: textum GmbH, MünchenPrinting and binding: TBB, a.s.Paper: Condat matt Périgord

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To my little Johanna.

G. E.

For Iris and Luna, born on a winter day in the Southern light...

F. K.


GÉRALDINE ELSCHNER

FLORENCE KŒNIG

PrestelMunich • London • New York


Delft, October 12th, 1666

Hippity hop! From left to right and right to left, the spindles

bob up and down on Anna’s cushion, and the yarn seems

to waltz about in the daylight glow. Today, she plans to

give Johanna a birthday present that she has kept secret

for months. It’s a small lace collar, just like the one she is

wearing herself… and it’s one her friend admires very much.


Not too far away, in the kitchen, Johanna is busy, too. Today is Anna’s

birthday, and she’s making her friend a breakfast fit for a queen: a pot of

fresh milk with which she hand-fashions the finest of chocolates. Johanna

molds them into a crown for the special occasion. All warm and round, the

sweets glisten in the first rays of the sun.

It’s a strange twist of fate: Anna, the daughter of the master of the house,

was born on the same day as Johanna, the daughter of the housemaid.

Is that why they became friends?


Mousse and lace: from the bottom of the pitcher

and from the end of the spindles, a thin white mesh

flows like a stream running towards the sea.

Through the cracked tile, the wind from the open sea

pierces the room and comes to a standstill on the old

chalk wall. Johanna shivers. One day, she will come

to treasure the sea breeze. But now is not the time

for dreams. Her friend awaits her. Basket in hand, she

vanishes into the mist ascending from the canals.


UNVERKÄUFLICHE LESEPROBE

Géraldine Elschner

Anna and JohannaA Children's Book Inspired by Jan Vermeer

Gebundenes Buch, Pappband, 32 Seiten, 24x3232 farbige AbbildungenISBN: 978-3-7913-7345-4

Prestel

Erscheinungstermin: Februar 2018

This delightful tale about two young friends in 17th-century Holland is inspired by Vermeer’s twomasterpieces, "The Milkmaid" and "The Lacemaker." Although one is the daughter of a wealthy Dutch family and the other a household servant, Annaand Johanna become friends. Born on the same day, they celebrate their joint birthdays bymaking gifts for each other. But then a letter arrives that changes their lives forever. Told againstthe backdrop of the 17th-century Dutch city of Delft and its thriving commercial and artisticculture, this story of an unlikely friendship echoes the themes of Vermeer’s luminous depiction ofdomestic life. Florence Koenig’s brightly colored illustrations evoke Vermeer’s style through thecity’s multifaceted landscapes, from misty mornings by the canals to busy households preparingfor a special day. Young readers will be fascinated by this uplifting story of friendship inspired byJan Vermeer.

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