{"product_id":"the-cliff-9781770466944","title":"The Cliff","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA budding friendship between two misfits unravels in the wake of school violence\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSchoolyard outcasts Charlie and Astrid meet up after school near a cliff at the edge of the woods surrounding their sleepy town. They make a blood pact to jump together in five days time, before their thirteenth birthdays. Not that navigating the unspoken pecking order of the school quad makes it easy. Can the intensity of their bond survive the scrutiny of their peers, or will it crumble under the sum of each other's disappointments? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eManon Debaye's characters live in a world just on the periphery of adult supervision, where kids prey upon one another with casual aplomb only to find themselves completely out of their depth. A deft use of colored pencils brings sleepy but barren suburban landscapes to the fore, further capturing childhood's last pivotal moments as it teeters on the edge of adolescence with startling honesty in this devastatingly well-crafted debut. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWinner of the 2023 Philippe Druillet Prize at Angoulême, \u003ci\u003eThe Cliff\u003c\/i\u003e is a moody, visceral glimpse into pre-teen life, unflinching in its portrayal of trivialized cruelties alongside simple joys.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eManon Debaye\u003c\/b\u003e is an illustrator and cartoonist whose work has appeared in The New York Times, Zadig, Biscoto, and Zeit Wissen. Debaye is also the co-founder of the small press collective Mökki. This is her first graphic novel.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eManon Debaye \u003c\/b\u003eis an illustrator and cartoonist whose work has appeared in The New York Times, Zadig, Biscoto, and Zeit Wissen. Debaye is also the co-founder of the small press collective Mökki. This is her first graphic novel.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Drawn \u0026 Quarterly","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50614921724178,"sku":"9781770466944","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_1547c3cd-01a6-4883-ab71-12c8602179d8.jpg?v=1732467841","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-cliff-9781770466944","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}