{"title":"Zoe Maeve","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eZoe Maeve\u003c\/strong\u003e crafts graphic novels that blend evocative storytelling with vivid, immersive art. Her work invites readers to explore intimate, often layered narratives where emotional depth and visual creativity intertwine.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWith titles like \u003cem\u003eJuly Underwater\u003c\/em\u003e, Maeve’s stories delve into personal journeys that resonate quietly yet powerfully, offering a unique reading experience for those drawn to thoughtful and aesthetically rich graphic literature.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"july-underwater-by-zoe-maeve-9781772620696","title":"July Underwater","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAs Lina steps into adulthood, she turns to the work of Virginia Woolf and Patricia Highsmith for insight into who she—and her friends—will become.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIt's a typically sticky Toronto summer and Lina's spending her first couple of weeks after graduation reading and hanging out with her best friend Cara. Everything's calm—until she finds out that her childhood friend Alicia has died.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWith her high school friends quickly drifting apart and her parents out of town, Lina tries to make sense of what has happened on her own. Hoping for answers, she turns to Virginia Woolf's \u003cem\u003eTo The Lighthouse\u003c\/em\u003e and Patricia Highsmith's \u003cem\u003eThe Price of Salt\u003c\/em\u003e. As Lina reunites with her friends for a final party on the shores of Lake Ontario, she finds herself wondering what it means to have known someone, and who they'll all become when they're no longer anchored to each other.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWinner of the Expozine Awards, \u003cem\u003eJuly Underwater\u003c\/em\u003e is an early work of Tiohti:ke (Montreal) based artist Zoe Maeve, now available to widespread audiences for the first time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA beautifully illustrated, poetic, at times impressionistic yet straightforward tale that is strongly evocative of the kind of reminiscences and reflections experienced during summer beachfront escapes. - Juror comments, 2016 Expozine Awards\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47606319349996,"sku":"9781772620696","price":37.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/22c5048910026ae5ab4a884f794d6ffe.jpg?v=1778192514"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/zoe-maeve.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}