{"product_id":"9781529316117-in-the-graphic-novel","title":"In: The Graphic Novel","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe debut graphic novel by award-winning\u003ci\u003e New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e cartoonist Will McPhail,\u003ci\u003e In\u003c\/i\u003e is intimate and accessible, a smart commentary on modern life and a joyful celebration of being human.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWINNER OF THE BETTY TRASK PRIZE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'BEST GRAPHIC NOVEL OF 2021' \u003ci\u003eGuardian \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eIrish Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Starts as a charming romantic comedy and turns into something tender and affecting about our need for connection. I loved this one. ' David Nicholls\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Beautiful, bittersweet portrait of modern life . his tragicomedy will also make the heart swell.' \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eBrilliant\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e.' Candice Carty-Williams\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003cb\u003eThis is a miraculous book.' Joe Dunthorne\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNick, a young illustrator, can't connect with people. Whether it's the barista down the street, his own family or Wren, an oncologist whose life becomes painfully tangled with his, Nick can't shake the feeling that there is some hidden realm of human interaction beyond his reach. He staggers through meaningless conversations and haunts lookalike, vacuous coffee shops in the hope that he will find it there. But it isn't until Nick learns to stop performing and speak about the things that really matter that the complex and colourful worlds of the people he meets are finally revealed to him.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eIllustrated in both colour and black-and-white in McPhail's instantly recognisable style, \u003ci\u003eIn\u003c\/i\u003e is poignant, fresh and hilarious\u003c\/b\u003e. \u003cb\u003eMcPhail transforms the graphic novel with a heart-wrenching compassion uncannily appropriate for our isolated times.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56450693005686,"sku":"9781529316117","price":26.13,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_29007413.jpg?v=1760453812","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781529316117-in-the-graphic-novel","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}