Griffin and Sabine, 25th Anniversary Limited Edition: An Extraordinary Correspondence

I picked up "Griffin and Sabine" after being recommended it by a woman sitting near me on an airplane the other day. She was talking about chance meetings of people in day to day life and I had never heard of the book. After reading the first one in the series I am hooked! The story is about a man named Griffin who designs postcards and lives in the UK who one day receives a note from Sabine who purports to have been searching for him for years. One can assume she has somewhat of a crush on him and his artistry. But as the story goes on, you realize that the book is about so much more. It is about long distance correspendence. Secret love and lust. Griffin who at first is incredulous at the prospect that someone from so far away admires him and has been waiting for him, finally after many letter up and back falls hard for Sabine and can't get her out of his mind. The book concludes with Griffin saying that he can't take it anymore and must go away so as not to continue to be in correspendance with Sabine. A truly magical read that leaves you dying for the next chapter in the story.

I gave 5 to the book itself. This is not a review for the content of the book as I lobe these series! This is more for Amazon delivering such a beautiful book without any protection during this rainy week in Boston. Just in light cardboard; and the box was left not exactly under the cover! Amazon should do better handling artful books.

The Griffin and Sabine series is an adventure in which the story unfolds through correspondence between two people who have never met. Each page is a work of art, including the postage stamps. Many of the letters come in real envelopes that the reader opens to retrieve the printed page. This 25th anniversary edition contains the same story line and pages as the original book. So don't hold out to get this edition; just buy this book!!

Exactly what I wanted.

I love this book. Thank you!

I first read this book when it came out having borrowed it from a friend. I wanted a copy for myself but living on an island and Internet was fairly new, it was unheard of to order online and my local bookstore didn't order books either. What was there, was there. This book is a treasure and I'm so happy to reread it after so many years. I love the interactive reading and how the story progresses. So much so that I've ordered the rest of the series to add to my collection.

This delightful book gives us a glimpse of a very unusual romance in an unusual way: through the correspondence of the two people involved. All we are allowed to see of Sabine and Griffin are what they tell each other in their letters and their art. The mysterious unveiling of the two people leads the reader to want more, and, thankfully, there are more books that continue the story. I love this format. I was first introduced to it in JOURNAL: THE SHORT LIFE AND MYSTERIOUS DEATH OF AMY ZOE MASON by Kristine Atkinson. I loved that book, and found that, because of its length perhaps, it involved me more in the storyline. This book, at only 48 pages in length, still managed to get me involved. It is a fun and intriguing little book.

Both the storyline and the execution are interesting. I love stamps, mail, and old-fashioned correspondence so these books have great appeal. Usually I find love stories boring at best but I found that there were enough odd quirks to keep me hooked. Nick Bantock is talented artist so the visually alone were worth it. I love to give the set of books to artist friends. They are quite fun. Enjoy!

un livre captivante, un univers magique, un livre 3D a contempler, découvrir, lire, imaginer... Une livre ouvre d'art, tnat les images que l'histoire, racconté travers ses lettres et cartes nous font rêver.

I have bought the initial three in the series (this is the 1st) several times over the years as gifts. Eavesdropping on a private correspondence is great fun but the original artwork is the real treat. Highly recommended.

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An unusual book that was new to me, and I love it! Intriguing design as well as the depth of the story. So much more interesting that just reading an ebook.

What was shown, was exactly what was delivered - unlike some other vendor from India who “sold” me a highly used copy but showed in its advertisement a mint copy.