Breakwater

Katriona Chapman author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Avery Hill Publishing Limited

Published:12th Nov '20

£12.99

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Breakwater cover

New York Times best-of-year pick 2020.

A graphic novel about the complexities of making friends while middle-aged -- and the challenges of friends' lives.A loner and an introvert, Chris has worked in one of Brighton's movie theatres for years. It's the kind of job that people drift through. When a new colleague joins, Chris feels she's found a real friend to spend time with and share things with. But as Chris and Dan become closer, she realises that he's dealing with complicated mental health issues that are playing havoc with his ability to work and take care of himself. As she becomes a bigger and bigger part of his life, and he becomes less stable, she's the only one who's there for him -- and the only one who can decide how to help him have a better future. With gorgeous, lush pencil artwork, Breakwater tells the story of a woman abruptly plunged out of her depth, and her struggles to be a good friend when friendship is complicated.

“I've not been affected by a graphic novel like this for a while. A haunting, contemplative graphic novel that brilliantly captures the strange ebbs and flows of working in a cinema, and the ennui of a life put on hold. It's a book with a lot to say, and it says it with the artistry of a creator at the top of their game.” - Herald Scotland

ISBN: 9781910395578

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160 pages