{"product_id":"artichoke-tales-by-megan-kelso-9781683966753","title":"Artichoke Tales","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePrior to cartoonist Megan Kelso's long-awaited 2022 release, \u003cem\u003eWho Will Make the Pancakes\u003c\/em\u003e, Kelso spent six years creating her first long-form graphic novel, 2010's \u003cem\u003eArtichoke Tales\u003c\/em\u003e. The book, a fantastic family saga spanning three generations and an entire continent, was a critical smash named to many \"Best of 2010\" lists. Fantagraphics is proud to bring this perennial classic back in print with a new paperback edition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eArtichoke Tales\u003c\/em\u003e is a coming-of-age story about a young girl named Brigitte whose family is caught between the two warring sides of a civil war. It takes place in a world that echoes our own, but whose people have artichoke leaves instead of hair. Influenced in equal parts by \u003cem\u003eLittle House on the Prairie\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Thorn Birds\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eDharma Bums\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eCold Mountain\u003c\/em\u003e, Kelso weaves a moving story about family amidst war.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eKelso's visual storytelling uniquely combines delicate linework with rhythmic page compositions, creating a dramatic tension between intimate, ruminative character studies and the unflinching depiction of the consequences of war and carnage, lending cohesion and resonance to a generational epic.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47423813976300,"sku":"9781683966753","price":43.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/61sGClfUHKL._SL1500.jpg?v=1774430977","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/artichoke-tales-by-megan-kelso-9781683966753","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}