Vera’s mother is the Weather Clock; she presides over the satellite town of Head Acre, which hovers a few hundred feet above Bear Park. Her father is a can opener; he spends most of his time in Vera’s pocket. The Acre is a cruel and oppressive place, shaped by the dictatorship of Vera’s omnipotent, megalomaniac mother, the Prime Minister of Weather and Chance. No wonder Vera fled. Stranded in the dark wood beyond Bear Park’s boundary fence, the teenage Vera Pike again finds herself looking for an escape route. At the police station, her friend Scarper Lee is in a pickle jar, alive for now, but only until tomorrow: his deathday.With the help of Castro Smith, Vera hatches a plan. But can she save Scarper from his certain fate?The Can Opener’s Daughter is a dark and inventive coming-of-age tale, both a companion piece to Davis’s British Comic Award-winning The Motherless Oven and an impressive standalone graphic novel.Praise for The Motherless Oven:“Brimming with invention, Davis subverts and deepens the school adventure yarn and asks if anyone can escape their fate.” The Independent //“A graphic novel of incredible resonance and absolute, inscrutable beauty, at once a coming-of-age and coming-to-terms tale…” The Library Journal //“An outstanding piece of work.” SFX Magazine //“The Motherless Oven is a startling and original work of fiction.” Digital Spy
Вес: 501
Количество страниц: 160
Год выпуска: 2016
Автор на обложке: Rob Davis
ISBN: 9781910593172
Издательство: Gallimard,Self Made Hero