| Description |
103 pages : color illustrations, portraits ; 24 cm |
| Series |
Graphic novels |
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Graphic novels
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| Contents |
Utterly original, deeply moving and very funny, this is the story of Raymond Briggs's parents from their first chance encounter to their deaths, told in Briggs's unique strip-cartoon format. Nothing is invented, nothing embroidered - this is the reality of two decent, ordinary lives, of two people who, as Briggs tells their story, become representative of us all. This book is also social history: we see the dark days of the second World War, the birth of the Welfare State, the advent of television, and all the changes that were so exhilarating and bewildering for Ethel and Ernest to experience as they brought up their only son |
| Summary |
"... the story of Raymond Briggs's parents from their first chance encounter to their deaths, told in Briggs's unique strip-cartoon format." -- Flyleaf |
| Notes |
Cover subtitle: A true story |
| Subject |
Briggs, Ernest, 1900-1971.
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Briggs, Ernest, 1900-1971 -- Comic books, strips, etc.
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Briggs, Ethel, 1895-1971.
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Briggs, Ethel, 1895-1971 -- Comic books, strips, etc.
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Briggs, Raymond -- Family.
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Comic books, strips, etc.
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Comic books, strips, etc. -- Great Britain.
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Graphic novels.
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Husband and wife -- Great Britain -- Comic books, strips, etc.
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| SUBJECT |
England -- Social life and customs -- 20th century. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85043325
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United Kingdom -- Biography.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85056608
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Great Britain -- History -- 20th century. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85056824
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Great Britain -- Social life and customs -- 20th century. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85056953
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United Kingdom http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79023147 -- 20th century http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2002012476 -- Juvenile fiction.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh99001687
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| Genre/Form |
Biographies.
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Comics (Graphic works)
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Fiction.
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Picture books.
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| LC no. |
00341514 |
| ISBN |
0224046624 |
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