FAITH, TRUST, AND ALIEN ABDUCTIONSBURDEN follows the slow, often wry disintegration of a relationship. Mark and Susan have been together for five years, and, despite Mark's occasional bouts of depression, they have always had a strong bond, prompting envy and jealousy from their friends. A movie rental sets in motion events that test their relationship's strength and their faith in one another.When Mark's suppressed memory of being abducted by aliens is uncovered while watching an alien abduction film, Susan is forced to deal with the repercussions. Though she tries to be supportive, it grows increasingly difficult, as Mark becomes obsessed with alien abduction chat rooms, and refuses to leave the house. With all the keen observational wit and incisive, self-deprecating dialogue of MID-LIFE, BURDEN is Joe Ollmann at the top of his form. Another hallmark of Ollmann's style n his ability to write page-turning stories n is in strong evidence throughout. With a self-aware quip and an ever-finer drawn line, Joe Ollmann has done it again. PRAISE FOR MID-LIFE: "MID-LIFE is bracingly (and occasionally cringingly) smart and funny about men, women, marriage and singlehood and it's told with humor, specificity and style." n NPR"The story is brilliantly conceived and executedO Readers of any age who pick up this gem will find it impossible to put down." n Publishers Weekly Starred Review

Joe Ollmann lives in Hamilton, the Riviera of Southern Ontario. He is the winner of the Doug Wright Award for Best Book in 2007 and loser of the same award many other times. Author of 7 books, Chewing On Tinfoil (Insomniac, 2001), The Big Book of Wag! (Conundrum, 2006), This Will All End in Tears (Insomniac, 2006, Winner of the 2007 Doug Wright Award for best book), Mid-Life! (Drawn and Quarterly, 2011), Science Fiction (Conundrum, 2013), Happy stories About Well-Adjusted People (Conundrum, 2014) and The Abominable Mr. Seabrook (Drawn and Quarterly, 2017). CBC Radio has said of him "Joe Ollmann is to graphic novels what Alice Munro is to fiction: a master of the short story form."

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