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Graphic Novel
October
Tyranny
Lesley Fairfield
Tyranny is an eating
disorder distilled to
its most essential,
tragic elements
978-0-88776-903-0
EAN: 9780887769030
US $10.95 / CAN $12.99
Juvenile Fiction – Comics
Juvenile Fiction – Self-Esteem
Ages 11+ 120 pages 5 1/8 x 7 5/8
Trade Paperback
Rights: N.A.
24 carton JUV008000 JUV039140
On Sale: 10/13/2009
In Tyranny, brisk, spare text and illustrations that deal head-on
with anorexia propel the reader along on Anna’s journey as she
falls prey to the eating disorder, personified as her tormentor,
Tyranny.
The novel starts with a single question: “How did I get
here?” The answer lies in the pages that follow, and it’s far from
simple. Pressured by media, friends, the workplace, personal
relationships, and fashion trends, Anna descends into a
seemingly unending cycle of misery. And whenever she tries to
climb out of the abyss, her own personal demon, Tyranny, is
there to push her back in. The contest seems uneven, and it
might be except for one thing: Anna’s strength of character has
given rise to her deadly enemy. Ironically, it is that same strength
of character that has the ultimate power to save her from the
ravages of Tyranny.
Brilliantly and realistically presented, Tyranny is a must-read
for anyone looking for a better understanding of eating disorders
and for everyone looking for a compelling page-turner that is
truly a story of triumph and hope.
LESLEY FAIRFIELD is a graduate of the Ontario College of Art and
Design in illustration. Her work appears in many children’s books.
Lesley’s personal thirty-year struggle with anorexia and bulimia has
informed her work concerning body image, which has appeared in
“Dance in Canada” magazine and in York University’s International Women’s
Studies Journal.
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