{"title":"Janice Shapiro","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJanice Shapiro\u003c\/strong\u003e crafts compelling graphic novels that intertwine rich storytelling with captivating artwork. Her narratives often explore complex characters and emotional depth, inviting readers into vivid, immersive worlds.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWith a focus on nuanced themes and imaginative plots, Shapiro's work such as \u003cem\u003eHonoria\u003c\/em\u003e offers a distinctive blend of literary and visual artistry. Fans of thoughtful graphic novels will find her books both engaging and thought-provoking.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"honoria-by-janice-shapiro-9798875000553","title":"Honoria","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen Ida is sent away for the summer to stay with the Murphys—friends of her father, but also of Zelda and Scott Fitzgerald—she travels from New York to France and, unknowingly, into the artistic epicentre of 1929. There, she meets their haughty, sullen, and precocious daughter, Honoria, and wonders if she can be friends with the prettiest girl in the whole world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn the 'perfect inverted world' of adults, one of constant play and leisure—and inebriation, of course—it's the children who most acutely perceive the pervasive unhappiness bubbling beneath the surface gaiety. Achingly sad and effortlessly funny, full of the kind of youthful sincerity unclouded by pretences of age, short story writer and cartoonist Janice Shapiro's debut graphic novel, \u003cem\u003eHonoria\u003c\/em\u003e, is the complex story of the education of two young girls who have started moving slowly into womanhood.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47463172047084,"sku":"9798875000553","price":75.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9798875000553-honoria.jpg?v=1775029280"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/janice-shapiro.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}