Full line of artwork is available
at the Umbra Concept Store

UMBRART BY HARLEQUIN

Harlequin, one of the world's leading publishers of romance fiction, has teamed up with Umbra to launch this limited edition collection of circa 1940's and 1950's paperback book cover artwork. The novels during these time periods were short, formulaic and featured stereotypical heroines
who were sweet, compassionate, pure and innocent. The few heroines
who worked did so in traditional female jobs, including nurses,
governesses and secretaries.

Intimacy in the novels never extended beyond a chaste kiss between
the protagonists.

Harlequin sells more than 4 books per second, half of them internationally.