
One of the most talented graphic novelists in the UK ZADIE SMITHAn unmitigated delight OBSERVER Graphic Novel of the MonthImprobable friends Margaret and Lucy navigate their age gap, the cult of personality, graveyards and bad knees from cultfavourite graphic novelist Joff WinterhartAt this point in her life, septuagenarian Margaret is particular about the things she likes. These include looking out of train windows, graveyards in the rain, an afternoon sherry. But most of all, it is her lifelong subject, the obscure 17th century polymath J.W Preece, who she has devoted her life to studying.Margaret doesnt like drawing attention to herself, extravagant behaviour and television.When she meets a young history TV producer, Lucy, they form a tentative bond, despite Margarets reluctance to be drawn into the media world. Several decades Margarets junior, heartbroken and unsure of herself, Lucy finds curious new inspiration as she falls under the spell of Margarets passions.With inimitable sensitivity and humour, cultfavourite graphic novelist Joff Winterhart returns with an irresistible portrait of two women navigating their age gap, loss, selfmadecelebrityhistorians, and bad knees...Just when I thought I couldnt love Joff Winterhart more, along came Dear Historian. It has all the wry humanity and keen eye for detail that won Driving Short Distances and Days of the Bagnold Summer such passionate fans PATRICK GALEEven in the prose aisles, youd be hardpressed to find a piece of...
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One of the most talented graphic novelists in the UK ZADIE SMITHAn unmitigated delight OBSERVER Graphic Novel of the MonthImprobable friends Margaret and Lucy navigate their age gap, the cult of personality, graveyards and bad knees from cultfavourite graphic novelist Joff WinterhartAt this point in her life, septuagenarian Margaret is particular about the things she likes. These include looking out of train windows, graveyards in the rain, an afternoon sherry. But most of all, it is her lifelong subject, the obscure 17th century polymath J.W Preece, who she has devoted her life to studying.Margaret doesnt like drawing attention to herself, extravagant behaviour and television.When she meets a young history TV producer, Lucy, they form a tentative bond, despite Margarets reluctance to be drawn into the media world. Several decades Margarets junior, heartbroken and unsure of herself, Lucy finds curious new inspiration as she falls under the spell of Margarets passions.With inimitable sensitivity and humour, cultfavourite graphic novelist Joff Winterhart returns with an irresistible portrait of two women navigating their age gap, loss, selfmadecelebrityhistorians, and bad knees...Just when I thought I couldnt love Joff Winterhart more, along came Dear Historian. It has all the wry humanity and keen eye for detail that won Driving Short Distances and Days of the Bagnold Summer such passionate fans PATRICK GALEEven in the prose aisles, youd be hardpressed to find a piece of...
Binding: Hardcover;192 pages; Publisher: TBS-Penguin Random House Wholesale; Classification: FXL; Weight: 1054 g; Dimensions: 209 x 278 x 24
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