Stuff that Happened
English
Kitty
Graphic Novel - Slice of Life
Kitty lives an unremarkable life with her aging parents and her job in the Post Office. She escapes into daydreams of dancing and romance to relieve the monotony of her daily routine. Her story provides a glimpse into a generation of women whose lives were shaped by the limits of their education, class and social expectations of the last century.
But You Have Friends
Graphic Novel - Slice of Life
When a dear friend dies by suicide, her survivors are left with only memories. This poignant graphic memoir is a moving exploration of friendship despite challenges and love despite grief.
States of Mind
Comic - Slice of Life
A glimpse into the life of a vivacious young woman whose brilliant mind is caught in the ebbs and flows of her mental illness.
Sally and Jim Build a House
Graphic Novel - Slice of Life
A couple realise that the best way to get the house they want is to build it themselves. Their story covers each stage of building the house. All information is based upon actual working practises and current planning and building regulations. This book offers professional help and guidance to anyone intending to build their own house.
Bluesy Lucy - The Existential Chronicles of a Thirtysomething
Comic - Slice of Life
An intimate and moving tale about the contemporary choices of a thirtysomething woman.
Artificial Flowers
Graphic Novel - Slice of Life
Siobhan has left her hometown to try to start a career as an artist in trendy East London. She desperately needs an exhibition but no one seems particularly interested in her work.
When her little brother Chris's anti-social tendencies resurface, he’s sent by his parents to stay with her as part attempt at rehabilitation, part banishment.
Soon the two discover a way in which they can help each other; they just need to keep it a secret from their parents, Siobhan’s girlfriend and the London art scene…
Marble Cake
Graphic Novel - Slice of Life
Tracey dreams of a life beyond South London. Beyond her job at the supermarket. Beyond what amounts to now. But in a city where everyone is living their own melodrama, where people are disappearing with alarming regularity and where existence overlaps and separates at every turn, how can Tracey be sure she's the main character in her own life, not just a bit part in someone else's.
Lights, Planets, People!
Graphic Novel - Slice of Life
Renowned astronomer, Maggie Hill, is due to deliver a lecture about her astonishing career to a group of science students. She’s also attending her first ever therapy session in order to overcome some debilitating anxiety. Plus, Maggie's heartbroken... but she doesn't know this yet. Through facing first herself and then a group of terrifyingly ambitious and canny young women, Maggie is forced to share her greatest achievements and admit her biggest regrets.
The Well
Graphic Novel - Slice of Life
Cute characters, quarter-life crises, chemical supplements, and corporate catastrophes… Jon Allen’s cult-favorite online comic is now a must-read graphic novel!
Low Orbit
Graphic Novel - Slice of Life
An atmospheric and profound coming-of-age graphic novel about a Malaysian American teen carving out her own identity in the uneasy space between friends and family.