Giant
By (Author) Mollie Ray
Faber & Faber
Faber & Faber
3rd September 2024
6th June 2024
Main
United Kingdom
General
Fiction
Graphic novel / Comic book / Manga: Memoirs, true stories and non-fiction
Narrative theme: Death, grief, loss
Hardback
220
Width 200mm, Height 250mm, Spine 25mm
955g
'Wonderful, moving, original book. It teaches us a new visual language for love, for worry and for family.'ROBERT MACFARLANE'Mollie Ray's exquisitely rendered drawings guide us tenderly through this tale of family, courage, fear and joy.' KATIE GREENThe captivating and affecting graphic novel debut of a major new talent.One morning, a teenage boy wakes to find that he has grown to the size of a giant.Inspired by the journey of the author's younger brother, this wordless wonder of a book follows the experience of a family as one of their own faces a life-threatening illness. As his health declines, can the family remain resilient on his long journey through treatmentDeeply moving and tender, with gorgeous illustrations, Mollie Ray's debut graphic novel is a resonant story of empathy, healing and hope.'Sumptuous [and] intriguing.'BROKEN FRONTIER
Mollie Ray is an illustrator and comic artist. One of Broken Frontier's 'Six To Watch in 2021' her work has been celebrated by LICAF, platforms such as Creative Boom and The AOI, and supported by the Arts Council and the Society of Authors. She graduated with a first in Illustration from the University of Edinburgh. Originally from Cumbria, the oldest of eight children, she now lives in Lancashire writing and illustration stories and delivering creative workshops to children.www.mollieray.co.uk