{"product_id":"9781603091190","title":"Essex County","description":"This critically-acclaimed graphic novel was recently chosen as one of Canada Reads' Top 5 Essential Canadian Novels of the Decade! It is also the winner of the American Library Association's Alex Award, the Doug Wright Award, and the Joe Shuster Award. And here's a brand new printing!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A rich tapestry ... Mr. Lemire infuses his characters with vivid details that make them burst to life.\" -- George Gene Gustines, The New York Times\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Jeff Lemire's Essex County trilogy represents one of the most remarkable recent achievements in indie comics: three interlocking graphic novels about the mysteries and melancholy of a small Canadian farming community, rendered in a distinctive style and turned out surprisingly quickly.\" -- The AV Club\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Essex County is a tremendous achievement ... This heartfelt piece of graphic literature surpasses its form to stand as an enduring example of the finest in Canadian literature.\" -- from the introduction by Darwyn Cooke\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"The subtle inter-weaving of Jeff Lemire's Essex County Trilogy is brilliant and constantly surprising. The cumulative impact left a lump in my throat.\" -- Jeff Smith, creator of Bone and RASL\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"These three books on Canadian lives are individually striking, and cumulatively stunning.\" -- Paul Gravett, author of Graphic Novels: Stories to Change Your Life\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"This is the comics medium at its best.\" -- Booklist (from one of three starred reviews)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhere does a young boy turn when his whole world suddenly disappears? What could change two brothers from an unstoppable team into a pair of bitterly estranged loners? How does the work of one middle-aged nurse reveal the scars of an entire community, and can anything heal the wounds caused by a century of deception?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSet in an imaginary version of Jeff Lemire's hometown, ESSEX COUNTY is an intimate study of an eccentric farming community, and a tender meditation on family, memory, grief, secrets, and reconciliation. With the lush, expressive inking of a cartoonist at the height of his powers, Lemire draws us in and sets us free.","brand":"Idea \u0026 Design Works, LLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47171425992944,"sku":"9781603091190","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781603091190_p0.jpg?v=1763827753","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781603091190","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}