I found this in a charity shop. GUYS, it turns out that charity shops are like full of books. So I really don’t have a valid excuse for not finding any book covers to be reviewing lately. The street I live on has like fifty charity shops ffs - two of which are specifically charity book shops. Daaamn.

Anyway, this is a fun little cover. It’s a FABER paper covered EDITIONS book (aren’t all books paper covered?) and is just adorable.

It’s by HELEN CRESSWELL, who isn’t someone I know. But she seems like a good sort. Her name is a leafy plant plus a good thing. Which is a plus.

The title is The Piemakers which is just delightful in itself. Who wouldn’t want to read about the misadventures of some cheeky piemakers? Which brings us to the central image...

Uh-oh! Mr Piemaker’s in a spot of bother! He’s only gone and bloody burnt down his house/pie-making business. What a fool!

But wait, maybe this isn’t as light-hearted as I’m imagining. Consider the facts:

1) The title of this book is The Piemakers and yet there is only one pie maker on the cover.

2) That isn’t a bakery. Studying it further, that’s definitely someone’s house.

3) The look on Mr Piemaker’s face (yes, I’m sticking with that being his name) isn’t one of slapstick tomfoolery. He looks proper distraught. He’s got the “this is the end of all things” scream on his face. It’s actually kinda harrowing.

4) Nowhere is there any indication that this is a children’s book. Or even a comedy.

The conclusion: this is a book about a piemaker who burns down his home and kills his wife who is also a piemaker. And then maybe makes her into a pie? I don’t know, we don’t have enough info to go on.

Either way, I’m interested!