Room for Love

Name: Room for Love
Brand: Thames and Hudson (Australia) Pty Ltd
SKU: 9781906838720
Price: 39.95 NZD
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By ILYA

Series: Original Fiction

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Room for Love by ILYA is a graphic novel exploring the unexpected relationship between a middle-aged romance novelist and a young, homeless lad. As they navigate their personal struggles and desires, the story delves into themes of loneliness, companionship, and unanticipated connections, all rendered with evocative illustrations.
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You might enjoy this graphic novel if you are drawn to uniquely illustrated stories that explore unexpected human connections and emotional journeys. Delving into themes of love, loneliness, and self-discovery, it offers a thoughtful narrative that might resonate with readers who appreciate character-driven tales with a mix of humour and poignancy.

Patricia Green, a middle-class, middle-aged romance novelist with writer's block and William Crowney, a teenage runaway who has been surviving London's streets as a rent boy couldn't be more different. But when, under extraordinary circumstances, William is invited into Patricia's home, they realise they have more in common than loneliness.

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"Romance is dead." Or so says Pamela Green, a middle-aged romance novelist suffering from writer's block. Then, as she crosses a bridge over the Thames in London, her unsettled life collides with that of a ragged young man who has survived for months on London's streets, getting by on his wits . . . and his looks.

Under extraordinary circumstances, Pamela invites him into her comfortable suburban home. There, in spite of their obvious differences, they soon form an unlikely partnership, their once-separate lives revived and sent off in stark new directions.

An intense hothouse drama, fierce and true to life, Room for Love is an original graphic novel unafraid to play with fire.

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With its ingenious use of colour and subtly emotional artwork, Room for Love by ILYA offers a unique exploration of identity and intimacy. The graphic novel presents a raw and genuine relationship, making it a distinctive and compelling read.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781906838720

Publisher: SelfMadeHero

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 21 November 2013

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: SelfMadeHero

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 24.0mm

Width: 177.0mm

Height: 246.0mm

Weight: 660g

Pages: 128

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Adult Graphic Novels Fiction Graphic Novels ILYA Series: Original Fiction

About the Author

ILYA is a comic-book writer and artist whose work has been published by Marvel Comics, DC Comics, and Dark Horse in the US; Kodansha in Japan; and numerous independent companies worldwide. His books include the award-winning The End of the Century Club, the kitchen-sink-drama collection Skidmarks, and an adaptation of King Lear in the Manga Shakespeare series. ILYA lives in the UK.

Room for Love