Deciphering
A Maiden's Honor Cover
I had the opportunity to design the cover for A Maiden's Honor. It was both fun and challenging at the same time. While I preferred a nice painting of Sarah standing at the railing of the ship, looking out at the horizon, I couldn't afford to pay an artist to paint my idea. Alas, I'm not an artist, The only people I can draw well are sick figures. So I came up with Plan B. (Click on:
The Great Cover Odyssey
for more details.)
The "A Maiden's Honor" cover is full of symbolism. Here's a breakdown of the meaning for each element:
Water: Sarah Campbell's Journey
Flower: Sarah's Polynesian heritage
Tartan: Sarah's Scottish heritage. (This is actually the Campbell tartan.)
Black Pearl: Sarah's rarity. (Black pearls were very rare in Europe during the early 19th century.)
Anchor: Sarah's marriage to a sea captain
Ring: Sarah's Honor
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