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'Alisonabsorbed, delighted and moved me with its quiet truthfulness. No shouting, no hatred, no bitterness-just a patient, determined tackling of the eternal question: how can a woman artist fight her way out of the back seat and get behind the wheel?' - Helen Garner 'Subtle and deliciously complicated' - Tessa Hadley Alison is newly married, barely twenty and struggling to find her place in the world. A chance encounter with an older artist upturns her life and she forsakes convention and her working-class Dorset roots for the thrumming art scene of London in the late seventies. As the thrill of bohemian romance leads inevitably to disappointment, Alison begins to find her own path - through art, friendship and love. 'This book is a testament to the right to choose your own life' - Jessica Andrews

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Praise for It's Not What You Thought It Would Be: This brilliant debut collection explores the intensity of teenage ennui and female friendship, with a deft feel for its slights and tensions -- Rachel Cooke * Guardian * Subtle and deliciously complicated -- Tessa Hadley A quietly powerful book, and Stewart's well chosen and often witty dialogue goes straight to the heart. Her artwork is filmic and beautiful -- Isabel Greenberg, author of Glass Town Her compassionate depictions of women alone, women together, will undoubtedly find welcoming audiences. * Shelf Awareness * Mournful, lovely ... Stewart's dynamic, warm, flowing art invites the reader in. * The New York Times * Lizzy's work is beautifully executed with an eye for composition, colour and fine detail. * It's Nice That *

Praise for It's Not What You Thought It Would Be: This brilliant debut collection explores the intensity of teenage ennui and female friendship, with a deft feel for its slights and tensions -- Rachel Cooke * Guardian * A quietly powerful book, and Stewart's well chosen and often witty dialogue goes straight to the heart. Her artwork is filmic and beautiful -- Isabel Greenberg, author of Glass Town Her compassionate depictions of women alone, women together, will undoubtedly find welcoming audiences. * Shelf Awareness * Mournful, lovely ... Stewart's dynamic, warm, flowing art invites the reader in. * The New York Times * Lizzy's work is beautifully executed with an eye for composition, colour and fine detail. * It's Nice That *

Praise for It's Not What You Thought It Would Be: This brilliant debut collection explores the intensity of teenage ennui and female friendship, with a deft feel for its slights and tensions -- Rachel Cooke * Guardian * Lizzy's work is beautifully executed with an eye for composition, colour and fine detail. -- Rebecca Fulleylove * It's Nice That * A quietly powerful book, and Stewart's well chosen and often witty dialogue goes straight to the heart. Her artwork is filmic and beautiful and the muted colors and huge, washed skies are the perfect backdrops to this story. -- Isabel Greenberg, Glass Town Cleverly examines the ebbs and flows of women's relationships from childhood to adulthood in her insightful adult graphic debut. Her compassionate depictions of women alone, women together, will undoubtedly find welcoming audiences. * Shelf Awareness * Mournful, lovely ... Stewart's dynamic, warm, flowing art invites the reader in. * The New York Times *

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Lizzy Stewart is an illustrator and author from Plymouth who lives and works in London. She has written and illustrated three picture books for children alongside 'Walking Distance', an illustrated essay, and 'It's not what you thought it would be' a graphic short-story collection. Her debut picture-book 'There's a tiger in the garden' won the Waterstones Children's book prize for picture books in 2017 as well as a World Illustration Award. She teaches illustration at Goldsmith's college.

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