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Clara Lodewick's Merel opens with a cover that immediately draws you into a quiet rural world — a white farmhouse with a red roof and blue shutters nestled beneath tall, brooding conifers, where an adult and a child tend to a lively yard full of geese and birds in mid-flutter. The muted, carefully considered palette gives the scene a gentle, almost storybook stillness that feels both grounded and quietly alive. Published by Dupuis in 2023, this is a beautifully self-contained work where Lodewick handles every aspect of the craft herself, and the results speak warmly for themselves.