Comics & Graphic Novels Literary
So Long Sad Love
- Publisher
- Drawn & Quarterly
- Initial publish date
- Apr 2024
- Category
- Literary, Contemporary Women, Gay & Lesbian
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9781770466975
- Publish Date
- Apr 2024
- List Price
- $32.95
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Description
No matter how wrong relationships can be, there’s nothing quite like getting them right.
Every guy’s been a creep at one point or another. That’s just the way it is. Or at least, that’s what Cleo tells herself once she finds out her boyfriend might not be the man she thought he was. Is it possible to keep loving someone you’re not sure you can trust? More to the point, should you? Once the fabric of Cleo’s relationship rips at the seams, the life she had built with him—abroad and away from those closest to her—unravels right before her eyes. Yet, letting it fall to pieces as she walks away is only half the story.
So Long Sad Love swaps out the wobbly transition of weaving a new existence into being post-heartbreak for the surprising effortlessness and simplicity of a life already rebuilt. Cleo not only rediscovers her identity as an artist but uncovers her capacity to find love where she has always been most at home: with other women.
Mirion Malle dares to tell a story with a happier ending in a stunning, full-color follow-up to the multi-award nominated This is How I Disappear. Translated by Governor General Literary Award nominee Aleshia Jensen, So Long Sad Love unabashedly skips to the good part and shines a light on just how rewarding following your bliss can be.
About the authors
ALESHIA JENSEN is a French-to-English literary translator and former bookseller living in Tio'tia:ke/Montréal. Her translations include Explosions by Mathieu Poulin, a finalist for the 2018 Governor General's Literary Award for Translation; Prague by Maude Veilleux, co-translated with Aimee Wall; as well as numerous graphic novels, including work by Julie Delporte, Catherine Ocelot, Mirion Malle, and Pascal Girard.
Editorial Reviews
A true-to-life mixture of levity and seriousness.
New York Times
With oversize hands and features that move around faces like subtle Picassos, Malle’s illustrations are as distinctive as the storytelling.
Publishers Weekly
Praise for Mirion Malle
Heartbreakingly familiar.
Booklist, Starred Review
Disarming simplicity and bracing sincerity.
Publishers Weekly
Even in the depths of inner turmoil Malle shows how there can be light in darkness through the love and support of friends.
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