And now I spill the family secrets : an illustrated memoir

The Resource And now I spill the family secrets : an illustrated memoir
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And now I spill the family secrets : an illustrated memoir
Title remainder
an illustrated memoir
Statement of responsibility
Margaret Kimball
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Language
eng
Summary
"In 1988, when Kimball is only four years old, her mother attempts suicide on Mother's Day--and this becomes one of many things Kimball's family never speaks about. As she searches for answers nearly thirty years later, Kimball embarks on a thrilling visual journey into the secrets her family has kept for decades. Using old diary entries, hospital records, home videos, and other archives, Margaret pieces together a narrative map of her childhood--her mother's bipolar disorder, her grandmother's institutionalization, and her brother's increasing struggles--in an attempt to understand what no one likes to talk about: the fractures in her family. Both a coming-of-age story about family dysfunction and a reflection on mental health, AND NOW I SPILL THE FAMILY SECRETS is funny, poignant, and deeply inspiring in its portrayal of what drives a family apart and what keeps them together." -- Amazon.com
Awards note
  • Publishers Weekly's Best of List in Comics, 2021
  • Top of the List Graphic Novel Pick, 2021
Biography type
collective biography
Cataloging source
LBSOR/DLC
Illustrations
  • illustrations
  • maps
Index
no index present
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
comics graphic novels

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