GIANT

GIANT

• Publishing Company:

  THE BKS AGENCY

• Imprint:

• Format:

  ONE SHOT

• Creator(s):

  MOLLIE RAY (AUTHOR)

• Number of Pages:

  220

• Cover price:

  GBP 18.99

• Publication Date:

  6th June 2024

• Age:

  ADULT

• Fiction/Non-Fiction

  FICTION

• Key words:

  ADOLESCENCE, CANCER, FAMILY, RELATIONSHIPS, GRAPHIC MEDICINE,

• Summary:

  A remarkable debut graphic novel, resonant with empathy, healing and hope. 

   

  ‘Wonderful, moving, original book. It teaches us a new visual language for love, for worry and  for family.’ – Robert Macfarlane 

   

  ‘Mollie Ray’s exquisitely rendered drawings guide us tenderly through this tale of family, cour age, fear and joy.’ – Katie Green 

   

  One morning, a teenage boy wakes to find that he has grown to the size of a giant. Inspired  by the journey of the author’s younger brother, this wordless wonder of a book follows the  experience of a family as one of their own faces a life-threatening illness. With his health  declining, can the family gain strength from his journey through treatment?  

   

  Giant is a graphic novel inspired by the journey Mollie’s brother faced after being diagnosed  with Hodgkin’s Lymphoma and how the family was affected. 

   

  Mollie says: “I would like the graphic novel to inspire hope in people that are going through  something like this. The story is almost more targeted at the families/loved ones of those who  are ill and are expected to be strong and offer support whilst struggling themselves.” 

   

  Mollie Ray is a graphic novelist and illustrator from Cumbria, with a passion for writing and  illustrating stories. Mollie’s work tends to unfold from poems or thoughts capturing a feeling  or experience, exploring emotional, personal and often challenging subject matter. Visually, Mollie’s work is whimsical, however, grounded in reality, comfort, and home, not dissimilar  to the Magical Realism genre in traditional literature. Mollie takes a lot of inspiration from her  home in Cumbria, with most of her stories taking place in natural spaces.

   

  RIGHTS AVAILABLE:

  Film/TV, and all other rights handled by The bks Agency 

  RIGHTS SOLD:

  World all languages/Faber