The Short Years

“The Short Years by Alison McCreesh took me back to my own short years when For Better or For Worse helped me to survive parenthood and my own evolving sense of self. Alison’s “New Yorker” style of drawing and her rich, poignant wit make her book a must-read for all who are in the throes of managing a contemporary family—and for those of us who (with relief) are looking back!” — Lynn Johnston

Over the past fifteen years, Alison McCreesh has extensively travelled around the Arctic and sub-Arctic and contemporary day-to-day life in the North is a theme that carries through her creative work. Alison currently lives in Yellowknife where she creates comics and illustrations surrounded by her two dogs and three small children. Alison’s past books include the award-winning graphic novel Ramshackle: A Yellowknife Story, as well as the travelogue Norths, Two Suitcases and a Stroller around the Circumpolar World. Her latest graphic memoir Degrees of Separation: A Decade North of 60 was nominated for an Eisner Award.