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Weeding / Genevi eve Lebleu.
Van Pelt Library PN6733.L43 W44 2021
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Lebleu, Genevi eve, author, artist.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Middle-aged women--Comic books, strips, etc.
- Middle-aged women.
- Afternoon teas--Comic books, strips, etc.
- Afternoon teas.
- Gardens--Comic books, strips, etc.
- Gardens.
- Suburbs--Comic books, strips, etc.
- Suburbs.
- Female friendship--Comic books, strips, etc.
- Female friendship.
- Interpersonal conflict--Comic books, strips, etc.
- Interpersonal conflict.
- Missing persons--Comic books, strips, etc.
- Missing persons.
- Nineteen sixties--Comic books, strips, etc.
- Nineteen sixties.
- Genre:
- Satirical literature.
- Comics (Graphic works)
- Detective and mystery comics.
- Graphic novels.
- Historical comics.
- Satire.
- Novels.
- Physical Description:
- 1 volume (unpaged) : chiefly illustrations (black and white) ; 26 cm
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Wolfville, NS, Canada : Conundrum Press, [2021]
- Summary:
- On a typical autumn afternoon, Martha hosts a group of middle-aged women at her suburban home. The day takes a sudden turn when Elisabeth, an estranged friend, turns up unexpectedly-and she isn't the only unwanted guest at the tea party. Martha's sister, Maureen, shows up after years of radio silence, along some painful memories and a lot of confusion. Martha disappears after a simple trip to the backyard for herbs. Martha is the most beloved of the women--but will any of the others be able to look past their own problems long enough to search for her? A satirical portrayal of feminine archetypes in the social landscape of the 60s, Weeding is inspired by soap operas that use unexplained disappearances and repetitive character reanimations to liven up otherwise uneventful plot lines. As a verb, weeding means to remove an inferior or unwanted component of a group or collection. In Weeding, Genevieve Lebleu takes this definition to the extreme with a fable about social exclusion in a world where women turn against one another.
- ISBN:
- 9781772620481
- 1772620483
- OCLC:
- 1246518985
- Publisher Number:
- 99989395268
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