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Flake Matthew Dooley

Flake By Matthew Dooley

Flake by Matthew Dooley


$19.49
Condition - Very Good
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Flake Summary

Flake by Matthew Dooley

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

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.

Flake Reviews

Matthew Dooley's debut graphic novel Flake is a joy... If it was a film, you could see Bill Forsyth directing it. If it was on TV, you'd file it next to your Detectorists box set. But as it's a graphic novel, think of Joff Winterhart with a cone and a squirt of strawberry sauce. -- Teddy Jamieson * Herald Scotland *
Full of irresistible puns... A meld of Alan Bennett and the American comic-book artist Chris Ware...and also Tom Gauld. -- Tim Lewis * Observer *
Dooley is deft at employing a Chris Ware-like sense of ennui... Flake is principally comedic, comedic in the way that Magnus Mills is comedic or Wallace and Gromit... We will watch to see what he does next with baited breath. * Bookmunch *
[Matthew Dooley] handles this gloomy trifecta of middle age, limited financial prospects and an English costal resort in the melancholy style familiar to fans of Chris Ware, but unlike that great prophet of emptiness, restores a sunburst of optimism to this dismal corner of the nation by book's end. * Strong Words *

About Matthew Dooley

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

Additional information

GOR010383970
9781787330580
1787330583
Flake by Matthew Dooley
Used - Very Good
Hardback
Penguin Random House Children's UK
2020-04-02
176
N/A
Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
This is a used book - there is no escaping the fact it has been read by someone else and it will show signs of wear and previous use. Overall we expect it to be in very good condition, but if you are not entirely satisfied please get in touch with us

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