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A story about a newly realized lesbian woman in her 40s, hellbent on reaching spiritual enlightenment. Even if it kills her.  Cheryl just came out and she''s been doing just fine, thanks for asking!!!! She just broke up with her dog, quit gluten, cut contact with her father, and is just really trying to focus on getting enough water daily! It''s all going great!! Except it isn''t and everything is terrible, because no matter what Cheryl does she really can''t shake that there''s something wrong deep down in the core of her being.  What would really fix things would be to address her lingering internalized homophobia and childhood trauma. Or reach total spiritual enlightenment, reaching total enlightenment sounds easier, let''s go with that one. As Cheryl falls further down the New Age wellness industrial complex however, the world turns out to be a lot weirder and sicker than she could have ever imagined. Now Cheryl is forced to confront that n

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"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 reviewDave 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

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"Funny and informative, Jade effortlessly hits the sweet spot between silly and sincere to deliver a delightful treat despite its heavy topic. Grab a snack, a drink and definitely grab Food School!" - Hana Chatani, author of Give Her Back To MeA twenty-something college dropout enrols in a full-time outpatient program for eating disorder recovery. As they change their relationship with food, their relationships with people change, too.  Olive''s post-secondary education isn''t what they''d planned. Instead of college, they spend five days a week, eight hours a day at what Olive calls "Food School": a full-time outpatient program for eating disorder recovery where they learn, talk, and cry about eating disorders as part of a survivor support group.  Intensely committed to recovery, Olive confronts the secretive, self-destructive, and sometimes tragically comedic nature of t

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