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"Days of the Bagnold Summer--soon to be a feature film! Collecting the first two graphic novels from ""one of the most talented graphic novelists in the UK"" (Zadie Smith), Other People brings Joff Winterhart and his penchant for endearing, peculiar couples to the US for the first time. Evocatively wrought and gorgeously illustrated, Other People collects Days of the Bagnold Summer and Driving Short Distances, first published in the UK to wide acclaim. In Bagnold Summer--which The Observer proclaimed ""graphic novel of the year,"" and which received a Costa Award nomination for best novel--a teenager spends a long summer with his mother, much to his disappointment. Capturing the dynamics of family and growing up, Winterhart captures the ennui, pathos, and affection of the mother-son relationship. In Driving Short Distances--which Zadie Smith declared ""created an unforgettable central player, Keith Nutt, who deserves to join Keith Talent in the short but potent list of great British literary Keiths; he is an unforgettable character, beautifully drawn and exquisitely written""--Sam needs a job and purpose, so begins a apprenticeship of sorts in the passenger side of Keith's car. As Sam learns something about the self-styled big-man Keith, and the humility of everyday living, Winterhat's pen turns ordinary life into a tableau poignant and comedic."

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My graphic novel of the year . . . I love this book so much, I would have to instantly excommunicate any friend who didn't feel the same way--though such is its greatness, this won't ever happen. -- Observer on Days of the Bagnold Summer Extremely original, funny, touching and beautifully observed in both the drawing and the writing. There is probably no truer portrait of teenage and parental angst. -- Posy Simmonds, author, Gemma Bovery on Days of the Bagnold Summer This graphic novel poignantly examines quarter-life crisis and surrogate father-son relationships... Joff Winterhart's illustrations are marked by their grounded realism, and he explores the anxieties of being a young adult and the repetitions of small-town life. The book captures not only the central characters' relationship, but also the familiar feelings of regret and boredom. -- New Statesman on Driving Short Distances With mournful ink-and-paint drawings and a talent for wordless suggestion, Joff Winterhart's comics create a sad and very British kind of underdog comedy... At heart, this perfectly observed comic is a story about recovery. It's also one of the best books of any kind that I've read all year. -- Tim Martin Daily Telegraph Joff Winterhart's follow-up to his sweet, loving, Costa Award-nominated debut Days Of The Bagnold Summer is another slice of pitch-perfect comic social realism. Imagine if Alan Bennett was a cartoonist and you're halfway there... The whole thing is a lovely example of the Odd Couple format that slowly, carefully reveals its secrets. In short, it's a Play for Today drama told in comic book form. -- Teddy Jamieson Herald Scotland on Driving Short Distances Masterpiece is an overused word in reviews and ordinarily I avoid it with much the same determination as Keith tries to avoid getting crumbs on his work trousers. In this case, however, it is the only one that will do. Winterhart has delivered a perfect book -- Rachel Cooke Observer on Driving Short Distances In Driving Short Distances Joff Winterhart has created an unforgettable central player, Keith Nutt, who deserves to join Keith Talent in the short but potent list of great British literary Keiths. He is an unforgettable character, beautifully drawn and exquisitely written, and he confirms Winterhart as one of the most talented graphic novelists in the UK. -- Zadie Smith on Driving Short Distances

With mournful ink-and-paint drawings and a talent for wordless suggestion, Joff Winterhart's comics create a sad and very British kind of underdog comedy... At heart, this perfectly observed comic is a story about recovery. It's also one of the best books of any kind that I've read all year. -- Tim Martin Daily Telegraph Joff Winterhart's follow-up to his sweet, loving, Costa Award-nominated debut Days Of The Bagnold Summer is another slice of pitch-perfect comic social realism. -- Teddy Jamieson Herald Scotland on Driving Short Distances Beautifully drawn and exquisitely written...confirms Winterhart as one of the most talented graphic novelists in the UK. -- Zadie Smith on Driving Short Distances My graphic novel of the year . . . I love this book so much, I would have to instantly excommunicate any friend who didn't feel the same way--though such is its greatness, this won't ever happen. -- Observer on Days of the Bagnold Summer Extremely original, funny, touching and beautifully observed in both the drawing and the writing. There is probably no truer portrait of teenage and parental angst. -- Posy Simmonds, author, Gemma Bovery on Days of the Bagnold Summer This graphic novel poignantly examines quarter-life crisis and surrogate father-son relationships... Joff Winterhart's illustrations are marked by their grounded realism, and he explores the anxieties of being a young adult and the repetitions of small-town life. The book captures not only the central characters' relationship, but also the familiar feelings of regret and boredom. -- New Statesman on Driving Short Distances Masterpiece is an overused word in reviews and ordinarily I avoid it with much the same determination as Keith tries to avoid getting crumbs on his work trousers. In this case, however, it is the only one that will do. Winterhart has delivered a perfect book -- Rachel Cooke Observer on Driving Short Distances

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Joff Winterhart is an illustrator and film-maker and plays drums in his band, Bucky. He lives in Bristol, where he walks his greyhound, Peep-Peep. He is the author of Days of the Bagnold Summer, which was shortlisted for the 2012 Costa Award for Best Novel

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