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Calling Dr. Laura - by Nicole J Georges (Paperback)

Calling Dr. Laura - by  Nicole J Georges (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br><b>The acclaimed debut graphic memoir by the author of <i>Fetch</i>: "a beautiful and innovative portrait" of young adulthood and confronting family secrets (NPR).</b><p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><b>The acclaimed debut graphic memoir by the author of <i>Fetch</i>: "a beautiful and innovative portrait" of young adulthood and confronting family secrets (NPR).</b><br/><br/>When Nicole Georges was two years old, her mother told her that her father was dead. When she was twenty-three, a psychic told her he was alive. Her half-sister, saddled with guilt, admits that the psychic is right and that the whole family has conspired to keep him a secret. Sent into a tailspin about her identity, Nicole turns to radio talk-show host Dr. Laura Schlessinger for advice.<br/><br/>Packed cover-to-cover with heartfelt and disarming black-and-white illustrations, <i>Calling Dr. Laura</i> tells the story of what happens to you when you are raised in a family of secrets, and what happens to your brain -- and heart -- when you learn the truth from an unlikely source. <br/><br/>Part coming-of-age and part coming-out story, <i>Calling Dr. Laura</i> is "a tragicomic graphic memoir with a stunning indie aesthetic" (<i>Bookslut</i>).<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><p>Honest and charming...<b>[Georges] makes her debut as a developed and skilled storyteller</b>.<br>-<i>Philadelphia Inquirer</i></p><p><b>A charmer.<br></b>-<i>Cleveland Plain Dealer</i></p><p><b>A bracing debut from a promising graphic novelist</b> that deals with abuse, forgiveness, and family secrets.<br>-<i>Daily Beast</i></p><p>There's a depth to Georges' work...an intense interest in finding out not just who she is but what it means and why it matters.<br>-<i>Oregonian</i></p><p>A <b>tart, honest</b> graphic memoir.<br>-<i>Slate</i></p><p>A tragicomic graphic memoir with a <b>stunning indie aesthetic</b>.<br>-<i>Bookslut</i></p><p>"An <b>engrossing, lovable, smart and ultimately poignant</b> trip through a harrowing emotional bottleneck in family life. It's great art, great writing, a great story - I can't wait for what's next from Nicole. What a wonderful book." <br>-Rachel Maddow</p><p><b>Engaging...incisive</b>...The author approaches [her story] with the tenacity of a detective. <br>-<i>Publishers Weekly </i></p><p>Nicole Georges spins <b>a riveting family mystery</b>. There's a powerful chemistry going on between her delicate drawings and the probing honesty of her investigations. CALLING DR. LAURA is <b>disarming and haunting, hip and sweet, all at once</b>. <br>-Alison Bechdel</p><p><b>I wouldn't want to live in a world without Nicole! And now no one has to! This book is a charming little gem.</b> An honest glimpse into the life of a self-employed, smart and witty Portland femme gay with an upbringing so weird it's normal. <br>-Beth Ditto</p><p>Anyone who knows Portland, OR. will know Nicole J. Georges, the witty girl with the cat glasses and a devoted following for her talents as an illustrator and zinester . . . Whatever the results, one can bet that this new work from Georges will be a good time. <br>-Lambda Literary, Five New Queer Voices to Watch Out For <p><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>NICOLE J. GEORGES is a 'zinester, illustrator, and pet-portrait artist, who teaches self-publishing and autobiographical-comic workshops and has contributed illustrations to a number of publications<i>, </i>including<i> Bitch </i>and <i>Herbivore.</i>

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