A beautifully illustrated graphic novel about an artists life and the few great loves of her life. It very different to the others I've read this year with the story being told through both blocks of text and images. I thought it was a real story throughout the majority of the book and honestly I'm a little disappointed it wasn't. The characters leap off the page and I wish I could pour over their work.

My favourite part was the descriptions of female friendship. Towards the end, you get a few pages of images showing a memory, then you turn the page to a block of text about what happened to them. Goodness, one in particular hit me right in the chest. It's not often that I have such a visceral reaction to a book.

Oh and the way the art shifts between illustrated comic and stylised paintinga of the characters art is just gorgeous.

I've had this on my radar for a while and I can't believe it's taken me so long to. I'd recommend this book to anyone.