Young Frances
Hartley Lin
(Author)
Description
The long-anticipated first collection from Pope Hats. After insomniac law clerk Frances Scarland is recruited by her firm's most notorious senior partner, she seems poised for serious advancement-whether she wants it or not. But when her impulsive best friend Vickie decides to move to the opposite coast for an acting role, Frances' confusing existence starts to implode... An intimate study of work chaos and close friendships over time.
Product Details
Price
$19.95
$18.55
Publisher
Adhouse Books
Publish Date
May 15, 2018
Pages
144
Dimensions
7.9 X 10.3 X 0.6 inches | 1.2 pounds
Language
English
Type
Hardcover
EAN/UPC
9781935233428
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About the Author
Hartley Lin s a cartoonist based in Montreal, Canada. Young Frances, the first collection from his ongoing comic book Pope Hats, won the 2019 Doug Wright Award for Best Book. He has drawn for The New Yorker, The Hollywood Reporter, Slate, Taddle Creek and HarperCollins.
Reviews
NEW YORK TIMES -- YOUNG FRANCES is half coming-of-age story (female-friendship variety), half office novel. Lin's line is both romantic and scrupulously composed, with precise framing that can recall a Wes Anderson tableau. The dialogue ranges from deadly accurate corporate jargon ("How long do you think you can survive without deliverables?") to the kind of stuff you'd utter only to your closest friend ("People can get tapeworms in their brain, right?"). And Lin knows precisely when to let a few panels of premium Canadian silence sink in. (One character is shown reading - wait for it - Alice Munro.)
