{"product_id":"books-artichoke-tales-by-megan-kelso","title":"Artichoke Tales","description":"\u003cb\u003eMegan Kelso's first new book in four years is a fantastic generation-spanning saga.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003eMegan Kelso has proved herself a master of the cartoon short story with \u003ci\u003eQueen of the Black Black\u003c\/i\u003e (1998, to be republished by Fantagraphics in 2010) and Squirrel Mother (2006, currently in its second printing). With \u003ci\u003eArtichoke Tales\u003c\/i\u003e, six years in the making, Kelso expands her range (and her page count) by creating a family saga spanning three generations and an entire continent.'\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003eArtichoke Tales\u003c\/i\u003e is a 176-page coming-of-age story about a young girl named Brigitte whose family is caught between the two warring sides of a civil war, a graphic novel that takes place in a world that echoes our own, but whose people have artichoke leaves instead of hair. Influenced in equal parts by \u003ci\u003eLittle House on the Prairie\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Thorn Birds\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDharma Bums\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eCold Mountain\u003c\/i\u003e, Kelso weaves a moving story about family amidst war. Kelso's visual storytelling, uniquely combining delicate linework with rhythmic, musical page compositions, creates 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. This is Kelso's first new work in four years; the widespread critical reception of her previous work makes \u003ci\u003eArtichoke Tales\u003c\/i\u003e one of the most eagerly anticipated graphic novels of 2010.","brand":"World of Books ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53673216934161,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/9781606993446.jpg?v=1781524081","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/en-au\/products\/books-artichoke-tales-by-megan-kelso","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}