{"title":"Mannie Murphy","description":"\u003cp\u003eMannie Murphy's work offers a compelling blend of intense storytelling and striking visuals, crafting narratives that linger long after the final page. Readers can expect graphic novels that delve into complex emotions and unflinching realities, all conveyed through distinctive and evocative artwork.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWith titles such as \u003cem\u003eI Never Promised You a Rose Garden\u003c\/em\u003e, Murphy explores themes of vulnerability and resilience, making each story a powerful journey. These graphic novels invite readers to experience rich character studies within beautifully rendered worlds.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"i-never-promised-you-a-rose-garden-by-mannie-murphy-9781683964100","title":"I Never Promised You a Rose Garden","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMannie Murphy is a gender queer Portland native. This work of graphic nonfiction, told in the style of an illustrated diary, begins as an affectionate reminiscence of the author's 1990s teenage infatuation with the late actor River Phoenix but morphs into a remarkable, sprawling account of the city of Portland and the state of Oregon's dark history of white nationalism.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eMurphy details the relationship between white supremacist Tom Metzger (former KKK Grand Wizard and founder of the White Aryan Resistance) and the \"Rose City\" street kids like Ken Death that infiltrated Van Sant's films—a relationship that culminates in an infamous episode of \u003cem\u003eGeraldo\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eMurphy brilliantly weaves 1990s alternative culture, from Kurt Cobain and William Burroughs to Keanu Reeves and the Red Hot Chili Peppers, with two centuries of the Pacific Northwest's shameful history as a hotbed for white nationalism: from the Whitman massacre in 1847 and the Ku Klux Klan's role in Portland's city planning in the early 1900s to the brutal treatment of Black people displaced in the 1948 Vanport flood and through the 2014 armed standoff with Cliven Bundy's cattle ranch.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn Murphy's personal reflections and heart-racing descriptions of scenes like the infamous campfire kiss in \u003cem\u003eMy Own Private Idaho\u003c\/em\u003e, the artist's story becomes a moral anchor to a deeply amoral regional history and marks the incredible debut of a talented new voice to the graphic medium.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47461053661420,"sku":"9781683964100","price":47.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/1b3f56fa027b76101aef494f9eb87221.jpg?v=1775016402"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/mannie-murphy.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}