Days of the Bagnold Summer
$46.33
- Paperback
80 pages
- Release Date
1 June 2012
Summary
A tale of single parenting and heavy metal. Shortlisted for the 2012 Costa Award for Best Novel.
Discover the quirky tale of single parenting and heavy metal behind the film from director Simon Bird.
“When someone looks back and writes a history of this summer, two people they will almost certainly leave out are Sue and Daniel Bagnold…”
So begins Joff Winterhart’s sublimely funny and perceptive graphic novel, Days of the Bagnold Summer. Sue, 52, works in a lib…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780224090841 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0224090844 |
| Author: | Joff Winterhart |
| Publisher: | Vintage Publishing |
| Imprint: | Jonathan Cape |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 80 |
| Release Date: | 1 June 2012 |
| Weight: | 426g |
| Dimensions: | 251mm x 172mm x 7mm |
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Critics Review
“My graphic novel of the
Days of the Bagnold Summer is extremely original, funny, touching and beautifully observed in both the drawing and the writing. There is probably no truer portrait of teenage and parental angst. – Posy Simmonds
A universal crowd pleaser…my graphic novel of the year… I love this book so much, I would have to instantly excommunicate any friend who didn’t feel the same way – though such is its greatness, this won’t ever happen. – Rachel Cooke * Observer *
Britain’s got a new graphic novel star. This funny, sad, extraordinary study of a heavy metal-loving teen and his long-suffering single mum is so well observed it makes your heart tingle. – Larushka Ivan-Zadek * Metro *
Days of the Bagnold Summer captures the humiliation and agony of adolescence with excruciating precision. This short, devastating book haunted me for weeks. – Seb Hunter, author of ‘Hell Bent for Leather’
This is a memorable household, seemingly passed over by history yet given their rightful place on these pages – and recommended by us as well worth meeting. * thebookbag.co.uk *
Superstar in the making…as affecting as Raymond Briggs, as beady as Posy Simmonds, a truly fantastic debut… I cherished Winterhart’s drawings. These Bagnolds are well-observed to the point of cruelty, and yet his affection for them is never in doubt. – Rachel Cooke * Observer *
Remarkable…beautifully observed and balanced. It’s thought-provoking, entertaining and real without being sycophantic… You should make time for this book.. * Forbidden Planet Blog *
If like me you’re new to graphic novels then trust me when I say this is the perfect starting point, and if you’re a regular graphic novel reader then please give this little volume a chance. It may be small but it has so much heart inside that you’ll never quite be able to leave it behind. * bookmonkeyscribbles *
Heartfelt and often heartbreaking. * Dog Eared Discs *
About The Author
Joff Winterhart
Joff Winterhart is an artist, writer, occasional film-maker, ‘drummer’, and dog fan.
His graphic novel Days of the Bagnold Summer was shortlisted for the Costa Novel Award in 2012 and adapted into a film. His second graphic novel, Driving Short Distances, was published in 2017.
He also made the animated films Two Guys I Know and Violet and Turquoise, which won the Cymru BAFTA for best animation in 2003.
He lives in Bristol, where he plays drums and writes songs in the long-running band Bucky, and thinks about getting a new dog.
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