- Published: 3 June 2025
- ISBN: 9781787335394
- Imprint: Jonathan Cape
- Format: Hardback
- Pages: 272
- RRP: $50.00
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- Published: 3 June 2025
- ISBN: 9781787335394
- Imprint: Jonathan Cape
- Format: Hardback
- Pages: 272
- RRP: $50.00
The funniest, most satirical cartoon she has ever written – as well as, perhaps, the most prescient
Observer
A gathering of threads from Bechdel’s life and work, a celebration of and a rumination on where she has landed in late middle age, and how some of her fictional creations might live alongside her...this wise and playful tale has deep roots.
James Smart, Guardian
A new graphic novel from the author of Fun Home is always a joy
Guardian, *Summer Reads of 2025*
Spent is… absorbing and entertaining in its satire and absurdism
Times Literary Supplement