Description
"This might be the best story about childhood that I''ve ever read (or heard). It''s a masterpiece." —Chester Brown
"Vignettes from the unsupervised fringes of a 1970s Ontario suburb comprise this wistful graphic memoir from Lapp...an exceptional achievement."—Publishers Weekly starred review
Dave Lapp''s new memoir unpacks a long, hazy 1970s summer and reveals that when we look beyond nostalgia, childhood is complicated—and rarely innocent.
Dave’s on the verge of summer vacation and change is on the horizon. Developers have begun digging up a field on the edges of Dave''s universally familiar small town, presenting endless nooks and crannies for Dave and his fearless friend Edward to explore.
Over the course of the summer, while the town''s adults remain focused on their fractured marriages and neighbourly resentments, the children are allowed to run wi
