This book is a special collection of pastel portraits of people in Europe, The Middle East, Africa and Asia, including Austria, Belgium, Croatia, Egypt, Ethiopia, France, Germany, Greece, Holland, India, Italy, Lithuania, Marocco, Palestine, Portugal, Rumania, Russia, Sweden, and Turkey, painted by artist Barbara Kaczmarowska Hamilton.

Basia, Polish short for Barbara, has the unique ability to capture not just the likeness of her subjects but also their personality and character. She is truly an exceptional portrait artist.