The Crystal Vase

Hilarious, moving and brilliantly told, The Crystal Vase is a new high water mark graphic memoir. A fascinating investigation into generational trauma, a poetic riff on the nature of truth, a beautifully observed poem about how love gets passed down…and above all, just incredibly funny. This is a new masterpiece of comics. – Stephen Collins, author of THE GIGANTIC BEARD THAT WAS EVILBrilliant, witty and endlessly inventive – an intimate family portrait of astonishing historical reach. It’s warm, humane, complex and with a cumulative emotional power that floored me. – Joe Dunthorne, author of SUBMARINE

Astrid Goldsmith (@mockduckstudios) is an award-winning stop-motion animator and writer who lives in Folkestone, England. Her graphic short story, ‘A Funeral in Freiburg’ was selected as the winner of the 2021 Observer/Jonathan Cape prize by a panel of judges including Alison Bechdel. Her upcoming debut graphic novel, The Crystal Vase, is based on this short story. She is a writer for animated TV series and is a regular Visiting Lecturer at several universities.