{"product_id":"and-now-i-spill-the-family-secrets-an-illustrated-memoir-9780063007444","title":"And Now I Spill the Family Secrets: An Illustrated Memoir","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNamed one of Publishers Weekly's Best of 2021 List in Comics.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e2021 Top of the List Graphic Novel Pick\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn the spirit of Alison Bechdel's \u003cem\u003eFun Home \u003c\/em\u003eand Roz Chast's \u003cem\u003eCan't We Talk About Something More Pleasant?\u003c\/em\u003e, Margaret Kimball's AND NOW I SPILL THE FAMILY SECRETS begins in the aftermath of a tragedy.\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1988, when Kimball is only four years old, her mother attempts suicide on Mother's Day--and this becomes one of many things Kimball's family never speaks about. As she searches for answers nearly thirty years later, Kimball embarks on a thrilling visual journey into the secrets her family has kept for decades.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUsing old diary entries, hospital records, home videos, and other archives, Margaret pieces together a narrative map of her childhood--her mother's bipolar disorder, her grandmother's institutionalization, and her brother's increasing struggles--in an attempt to understand what no one likes to talk about: the fractures in her family.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBoth a coming-of-age story about family dysfunction and a reflection on mental health, AND NOW I SPILL THE FAMILY SECRETS is funny, poignant, and deeply inspiring in its portrayal of what drives a family apart and what keeps them together.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKimball, Margaret:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eMargaret Kimball is an illustrator and writer whose graphic essays have appeared in \u003cem\u003eEcotone, Black Warrior Review, Copper Nickel, DIAGRAM, \u003c\/em\u003e and other outlets. Her work has been listed as Notable in \u003cem\u003eBest American Comics\u003c\/em\u003e and she's been in residence at both Yaddo and MacDowell artists' colonies. Her illustrations have appeared in \u003cem\u003eSmithsonian Magazine, Bravery, \u003c\/em\u003ethe\u003cem\u003e Boston Globe\u003c\/em\u003e, and many major publications. She lives with her family in Indianapolis.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperOne","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50630486884626,"sku":"9780063007444","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_ba379c05-2d3b-4efb-b003-fb1fd050b39f.jpg?v=1732753276","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/and-now-i-spill-the-family-secrets-an-illustrated-memoir-9780063007444","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}