Victoria Francés was born on October 25th, 1982. From her childhood
she was fascinated by the beauty of
the forest in Galicia, where she spent much of her infancy. After traveling to cities like London and Paris
she was hypnotized by the atmosphere there, the same that brought to life legendary masterpieces of Gothic literature.
Her illustrations and sketches recall the dreamlike world of Gothic Romanticism. Influenced by pre-Raphaelite paintings,
she chooses subjects that take us to a symbolic, magical
and ancient world. All the sufferings of the outcast of this world is
shown in dark castles, and
mansions with flickering lights,
and the influence of Goethe.
She attended the San Carlos University, Valencia, Spain where she studied Fine Arts.
There she started working as an illustrator while also designing various book covers and other commissioned pieces. Favole, her first
illustrated book, is the remembrance of three cities, Verona, Venice and Genoa, and it was the sensation in the 2004
(Read More)
The Wiley Bookshop is owned by Sam and Sara Wiley, a set of fraturnal twins. They inherited the shop from their parents in 2009. The bookshop opened in 1954 and has always been called a bookshop, not a book store. It is a Missoula tradition. To separate themselves from online, chain bookstores, and other choices, the Wileys would like to continue this tradition. The bookshop is located in downtown Missoula and has been in its origial location since its opening. (Read More)
