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Contributor(s): Radtke, Kristen (Author)

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ISBN: 1101870834     ISBN-13: 9781101870839
Publisher: Pantheon Books
OUR PRICE: $27.20  

Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: April 2017
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Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Comics & Graphic Novels | Nonfiction - Biography & Memoir
- Comics & Graphic Novels | Literary
- Comics & Graphic Novels | Contemporary Women
Dewey: B
LCCN: 2016034575
Lexile Measure: 960 GN (Graphic Novel)
Series: Pantheon Graphic Novels
Physical Information: 1.1" H x 7.4" W x 9.2" L (2.00 lbs) 288 pages
Themes:
- Sex & Gender - Feminine
Features: Illustrated, Price on Product
Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 12/19/2016
Booklist 01/01/2017 pg. 54
Kirkus Reviews 02/01/2017 pg. 102
Shelf Awareness 05/05/2017
School Library Journal 11/01/2017 pg. 97
 
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Publisher Description:
ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: Forbes - Lit Hub - Electric Lit

A gorgeous graphic memoir about loss, love, and confronting grief

When Kristen Radtke was in college, the sudden death of a beloved uncle and the sight of an abandoned mining town after his funeral marked the beginning moments of a lifelong fascination with ruins and with people and places left behind. Over time, this fascination deepened until it triggered a journey around the world in search of ruined places. Now, in this genre-smashing graphic memoir, she leads us through deserted cities in the American Midwest, an Icelandic town buried in volcanic ash, islands in the Philippines, New York City, and the delicate passageways of the human heart. Along the way, we learn about her family and a rare genetic heart disease that has been passed down through generations, and revisit tragic events in America's past.

A narrative that is at once narrative and factual, historical and personal, Radtke's stunning illustrations and piercing text never shy away from the big questions: Why are we here, and what will we leave behind?

(With black-and-white illustrations throughout; part of the Pantheon Graphic Novel series)

 
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