And Now I Spill the Family Secrets: An Illustrated Memoir Contributor(s): Kimball, Margaret (Author) |
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ISBN: 0063007444 ISBN-13: 9780063007444 Publisher: HarperOne OUR PRICE: $16.14 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2021 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Comics & Graphic Novels | Nonfiction - Biography & Memoir - Biography & Autobiography | Personal Memoirs - Family & Relationships | Dysfunctional Families |
Dewey: B |
LCCN: 2020056271 |
Physical Information: 1.1" H x 5.9" W x 8.9" (1.65 lbs) 288 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: In the spirit of Alison Bechdel's Fun Home and Roz Chast's Can't We Talk About Something More Pleasant?, Margaret Kimball's AND NOW I SPILL THE FAMILY SECRETS begins in the aftermath of a tragedy. 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. |