The UK paper The Guardian talks about the Bronte classic, Wuthering Heights getting a new cover partially inspired by Twilight and the book being one that Bella is reading.
“Novels getting a makeover because of a movie or television adaptation is nothing new … the new edition of Wuthering Heights, from Harper, borrows the contemporary Gothic design style of Meyer’s successful series. The American edition, coming in October, re-presents the Brontë novel with a cover comprising a black background and blood-red rose, while the UK edition opts for a tender white bloom, and the very vampiric cover blurb: Love Never Dies.
Should we be appalled, or approving of this latest move?”
See the full Guardian Interview here.
As a side note, initially back in 2005 Twilight didn’t sell well in the UK. It didn’t start to catch on until Eclipse when the UK covers matched the American styles and the books were rebranded. The original UK cover is pictured to the left.
So what do you think, how much does a cover help a novel be it a new one or a classic?
whos that meant to be on the cover? the first time I read twilight I read this version. I wuld of thought the girl was bella bt it doesnt look like her at all
covers mean a lot to me, basically if its not pretty, i don’t give it a second glance :/ Also, the original UK cover doesn’t give it a sense of mystery (or any idea thats its going involve the paranormal) and the girl looks a bit malnourished…
I do NOT like the new Wuthering Heights covers. I think that someone should pick up a book because they want to read it, not because it now has attachments to Twilight. Don’t get me wrong, I adore Twilight, and I also look at the cover first to get my attention, but there is now reason to reprint a classic just to tie it to another set of well-selling books. Books should be read because people think it sounds interesting, not because the cover is like that of the Twilight series. It just appalls me.
If you have a copy of this book with this cover (the original UK first edition/first printing) it’s worth about £600 on the internet now. Maybe it doesn’t look so bad after all…