Leaving Home: A Memoir in Full Colour
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Book Overview An unflinching, brilliantly written, darkly funny, lavishly illustrated memoir by the acclaimed author of The Curious Incident of the Dog...
An unflinching, brilliantly written, darkly funny, lavishly illustrated memoir by the acclaimed author of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time A ringing testament about how one artist sees the world, and how his experiences have shaped his vision
"Tender, addictive, informative and unlike anything else―and brilliantly illustrated. It's a gem." ―Rachel Joyce, author of The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry
Simultaneously heart-breaking and hilarious, Leaving Home is a portrait of the artist both as a child and as an adult. His parents were not really cut out for the job of having children. They were cut out, respectively, for the jobs of designing abattoirs and keeping a pathologically clean and tidy house. At least he had the consolations of The Weetabix Solar System Wallchart, walnut whips and the occasional Babycham.
Astringently honest and scalpel sharp, this is a book about being different and seeing the world differently. It's about being a cartoonist and a care assistant. It's about family. It's about knickerbocker glories and heart surgery, about papier m
Book Details Format: Hardcover | Pages: 320 | Language: English | Publisher: DOUBLEDAY & CO | ISBN: 0385551894
FormatHardcover
Pages320
LanguageEnglish
ISBN0385551894
EAN9780385551892
PublisherDOUBLEDAY & CO
Publication Date2026-02-17
AccessoriesNo Accessory
ConditionNew
Product TypeHARD COVER BOOKS
Weight1.52 Pounds
Length9.45 Inches
Width6.4 Inches
Height0.99 Inches
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