Over the nine months leading up to the birth of his first child, Raj watches his partner’s father slow
decline from cancer. As one father fades and another is about to arrive, Raj is forced to confront his
own fears, contradictions, and expectations of fatherhood, and the kind of man he might become.
Blending comics with poetry, this intimate and visually arresting graphic novel explores male
vulnerability, family, care, and the quiet terror of becoming responsible for another life.
Robin Lane-Roberts’s raw, beautiful and humorous illustrations are matched with Arji
Manuelpillai’s honest and poetic storytelling. Together, they offer us a unique take on the universal
themes of life, death and love.
It will appeal to readers of Nobody Told Me by Hollie Mcnish, Summer Blonde by Adrian Tomine, The
Story of My Tits By Jennifer Hayden and Daytripper by Fábio Moon & Gabriel Bá.
decline from cancer. As one father fades and another is about to arrive, Raj is forced to confront his
own fears, contradictions, and expectations of fatherhood, and the kind of man he might become.
Blending comics with poetry, this intimate and visually arresting graphic novel explores male
vulnerability, family, care, and the quiet terror of becoming responsible for another life.
Robin Lane-Roberts’s raw, beautiful and humorous illustrations are matched with Arji
Manuelpillai’s honest and poetic storytelling. Together, they offer us a unique take on the universal
themes of life, death and love.
It will appeal to readers of Nobody Told Me by Hollie Mcnish, Summer Blonde by Adrian Tomine, The
Story of My Tits By Jennifer Hayden and Daytripper by Fábio Moon & Gabriel Bá.