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Flake
  • Published: 15 April 2020
  • ISBN: 9781787330580
  • Imprint: Jonathan Cape
  • Format: Hardback
  • Pages: 176
  • RRP: $48.00
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Flake

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15 Apr 2020
EBook
2 Apr 2020
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2 Apr 2020
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A stunning first graphic novel by a Cape/Comica/Observer graphic short story competition winner – a tale of a skirmish in the ice-cream wars that is worthy of Alan Bennett

**WINNER OF THE BOLLINGER EVERYMAN WODEHOUSE PRIZE FOR COMIC FICTION**

**A GUARDIAN BOOK OF THE YEAR**

A stunning first graphic novel by a Cape/Comica/Observer graphic short story competition winner - a tale of a skirmish in the ice-cream wars that is worthy of Alan Bennett

In the small seaside town of Dobbiston, Howard sells ice creams from his van, just like his father before him. But when he notices a downturn in trade, he soon realises its cause: Tony Augustus, Howard's half-brother, whose ice-cream empire is expanding all over the North-West...

Flake, Matthew Dooley's debut graphic novel, tells of how this epic battle turns out, and how Howard - helped by the Dobbiston Mountain Rescue team - overcomes every obstacle and triumphs in the end.
  • Published: 15 April 2020
  • ISBN: 9781787330580
  • Imprint: Jonathan Cape
  • Format: Hardback
  • Pages: 176
  • RRP: $48.00
Categories:

About the author

Matthew Dooley

Matthew Dooley won the Cape/Comica/Observer graphic short story prize in 2016. He works in the House of Commons.

portrait photo of Matthew Dooley

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Praise for Flake

A cheerfully nostalgic trip into a north-western English town...and a testament to the powers of salt water and friendship in a crisis.

James Smart, Guardian, *Books of the Year*

Flake is immediately and extremely funny, full of dry witticisms and pleasing digressions right from the start... exquisitely drawn in a flat, sharp style... [Flake] rarely fails to raise a smile... This is well worth your time and money - I enjoyed it immensely.

Pete Redrup, Quietus