Description: "Yuna never wanted to adopt a dog. But with her partner in mourning-and in desperate need of a boost in morale-she gives in to his humble request. And in the grand tradition of reluctant pet owners, she and their puppy soon become inseparable. The young couple even goes so far as to relocate to soothe their new canine pal's anxiety. After all, there's nothing like a move to the country to set yourself right. Right? The idyll of a quiet life soon gives way to a surprising degree of antagonism, including clashes with long-time local residents of a different generation. The culture shock is palpable for all three urban transplants as the isolation of their new environs starts to sink in. They eventually adopt another dog, and still another-all while reckoning with the ups and downs of middle-age and childlessness in an unforgivingly traditional milieu"--
Brief description: Keum Suk Gendry-Kim was born in Goheung in Jeolla Province. A prolific cartoonist, her books have been translated around the world, and her graphic novels Grass, The Waiting, The Naked Tree, Dog Days, and soon, My Friend Kim Jong-Un have been translated to English. Grass appeared on Best of the Year lists from The New York Times and The Guardian, and received the Cartoonist Studio Prize for the Best Print Comic of the Year, the Big Other Book Award for Best Graphic Novel, the Harvey Award for Best International Book, and the Krause Essay Prize.
Review Quotes:
"Gendry-Kim's fourth extraordinary title arrives... this time tugging, stressing, nearly breaking the heartstrings of pet lovers." --Booklist, Starred Review
"Stark brushstrokes and narrative masterstrokes... as hope and heartbreak span generations." --Washington Post, Best Graphic Novels of 2021 "Gendry-Kim takes the reader inside some of the human heart's most inaccessible chambers... the stark economy of her drawings no guide at all to their lasting emotive power. What a talent she is." --Guardian