Talking to Gina

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When Gina came into Ottilie's life she hadn't expected to fall in love and thought that was all behind her. She was unprepared for the emotional turmoil that would overcome her. For a start, Gina was a fox - or that's what people said she was. How could she become so in love with a dog - which didn't even look like one - when she had a husband and two children of her own As we follow Ottilie's love affair with Gina, we identify with the emotions and share a heart-stopping anxiety when Gina goes missing. Ottilie has no wish to disguise her own state of besotted affection, and this beautifully observed study of human and dog is viscerally real. It will appeal to anyone who has ever had a dog, cat, budgie - or even a fox. Talking to Gina, a debut graphic memoir, has been based on hundreds of daily drawn records of Ottilie Hainsworth's life. Her command of facial expressions and body language, of both humans and dogs, combined with a beautifully simple and fluid penstroke, and the direct, heartfelt epistolary text, draw the reader in to feel her love and pain.

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'A loving tribute... beautifully drawn in every way, understanding the power of love for a dog. It's impressive because it's about the emotion behind the life cycle of owning a dog.' Joanna Osborne, author of Best in Show.;'This is lovely. It is very moving - a few pointed similarities to Hole in the Heart, only hairier!' Meg Rosoff, novelist, author of There is No Dog and How I Live Now.

Author Bio

OTTILIE HAINSWORTH lives in Brighton with her husband, two children and a cat. She has promised they will get another dog when this book is published. She teaches a course on Graphic Novels and Real Life Stories at the Phoenix Gallery, Brighton, and has contributed stories as artist and writer to Brighton: The Graphic Novel . She was longlisted for the Myriad First Graphic Novel Competition.