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Author: Kate Evans
Publisher: Verso Books
Imprint: Verso Books
Weight: 0.350kg
ISBN: 9781804296226
ISBN 10: 1804296228
Pages: 240
Publication Date: 28 October 2025
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Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
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Reviews
A thing of beauty. -- Mary Talbot, author of <i>The Dotters of Her Father's Eyes</i> A fresh and vibrant reimagining of Austen's life, literally stitching her story into the wider tapestry of capitalism and colonialism. Kate Evans ties her well known talents for research and storytelling in with humour and heartbreak, reclaiming Austen from the dusty pages of history and rendering her with colour and energy. This stunning graphic biography is sure to draw new and diverse audiences into Austen's world and bring her story firmly into the 21st century. An impressive achievement! -- Karrie Fransman, author of <i>Death of the Artist</i> A beautiful thing woven round a brilliant device, with snags to make you pause and think deeply, and maybe even cry as well as laugh. -- Martin Rowson, author of <i>As I Please</i>
A thing of beauty. -- Mary Talbot, author of <i>The Dotters of Her Father's Eyes</i> A fresh and vibrant reimagining of Austen's life, literally stitching her story into the wider tapestry of capitalism and colonialism. Kate Evans ties her well known talents for research and storytelling in with humour and heartbreak, reclaiming Austen from the dusty pages of history and rendering her with colour and energy. This stunning graphic biography is sure to draw new and diverse audiences into Austen's world and bring her story firmly into the 21st century. An impressive achievement! -- Karrie Fransman, author of <i>Death of the Artist</i> A beautiful thing woven round a brilliant device, with snags to make you pause and think deeply, and maybe even cry as well as laugh. -- Martin Rowson, author of <i>As I Please</i> A treasure trove of a book -- Lucy Adlington, creator of <i>Bad Girls in Bonnets</i>
A thing of beauty. -- Mary Talbot, author of <i>The Dotters of Her Father's Eyes</i> A fresh and vibrant reimagining of Austen's life, literally stitching her story into the wider tapestry of capitalism and colonialism. Kate Evans ties her well known talents for research and storytelling in with humour and heartbreak, reclaiming Austen from the dusty pages of history and rendering her with colour and energy. This stunning graphic biography is sure to draw new and diverse audiences into Austen's world and bring her story firmly into the 21st century. An impressive achievement! -- Karrie Fransman, author of <i>Death of the Artist</i> A beautiful thing woven round a brilliant device, with snags to make you pause and think deeply, and maybe even cry as well as laugh. -- Martin Rowson, author of <i>As I Please</i> A treasure trove of a book -- Lucy Adlington, creator of <i>Bad Girls in Bonnets</i> I'm an Austen fan who loved Kate Evans's Red Rosa, so I'm basically the target audience here. Particularly, I'm excited to see how Austen's patchwork quilt is handled as a storytelling device, and what that means for the book's artwork, panel to panel. It's so cool when narrative and form meet. * Lit Hub’s Most Anticipated Books of 2025 *
Author Information
Kate Evans is a writer, cartoonist, illustrator and public speaker with thirty years’ experience. Patchwork is her eighth work of graphic non-fiction.
