{"product_id":"love-languages-isbn-9781603095570","title":"Love Languages","description":"\u003cb\u003eTwo foreigners in France reach across language barriers and turn each other’s lives upside down in this stunningly beautiful queer romance graphic novel painted in dazzling watercolor.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSarah Huxley has moved from London to Paris, only to find a lonely life of corporate drudgery and disappointment—a far cry from her romantic expectations of the city. She collides with Ping Loh, a young woman working as an \u003ci\u003eau pair\u003c\/i\u003e to a wealthy family of Hong Kong expats, and the two bond over their shared struggle with the French tongue.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn museums and markets, over text messages and translation apps, Ping and Sarah slowly begin to learn each other’s languages, communicating in a rich and ever-shifting blend of English, French, and Cantonese. As their friendship blooms, so does their private dialect—a personal linguistic patchwork, a shared secret just for them. But when their feelings for each other start to deepen, they discover that the simplest words to translate can be the hardest words to say.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn these sumptuously painted pages, award-winning graphic novelist James Albon \u003ci\u003e(The Delicacy)\u003c\/i\u003e presents a dazzling love story about cross-cultural connection, the bewildering sensation of feeling one’s brain rewrite itself, and the intoxicating rush of the foreign becoming familiar.“James Albon’s decadent cartooning and delicate watercolors perfectly capture the beauty and loneliness of wandering through new places that are supposed to be your home, and the specific halting beauty of intense connections forged across language barriers. I'm especially charmed by Sarah and Ping's emoji-strewn text conversations and their sinuous overlapping word bubbles as they gain fluency with each other. I loved this book!” \u003cb\u003e— Shing Yin Khor, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Legend of Auntie Po\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“\u003ci\u003eLove Languages\u003c\/i\u003e is beautiful to look at, highly original, inventive and full of sharp observation. James Albon’s vivid, flowing images tell the story of English Sarah and Cantonese Ping and how languages can connect, but also divide and how learning a foreign language can lead to intimacy…but also to muddle and misunderstanding.” \u003cb\u003e— Posy Simmonds, author of \u003ci\u003eCassandra Darke\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Opening with a painfully awkward multilingual friendship, this delightful graphic novel soon made me laugh out loud and even brought me to tears. A masterfully painted celebration of languages and love!” \u003cb\u003e— Rumi Hara, author of \u003ci\u003eNori\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Peanutbutter Sisters\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e“Albon’s sensuously painted pages reveal the unspoken way people communicate, small acts of devotion that transcend language barriers and cultural traditions... It’s a captivating cross-cultural queer love story.” \u003cb\u003e— \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Albon’s rich watercolors — saturated and sumptuous — of people, food and cities make for a gorgeous and emotionally tender read about two foreigners falling in love, obliviously at first and then with sudden speed.” \u003cb\u003e— \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eJames Albon\u003c\/b\u003e is an award-winning author and illustrator from Scotland. His illustrations and stories explore his fascination with people, places, languages, and the dynamics of relationships. His graphic novels include \u003ci\u003eThe Delicacy, A Shining Beacon, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eHer Bark \u0026amp; Her Bite.\u003c\/i\u003e As an editorial illustrator he has worked with a wide range of clients, including the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times,\u003c\/i\u003e the \u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal,\u003c\/i\u003e the \u003ci\u003eGuardian, Libération,\u003c\/i\u003e the \u003ci\u003eParis Review,\u003c\/i\u003e and the \u003ci\u003eSouth China Morning Post.\u003c\/i\u003e He has traveled all over the world and has lived in London, Hong Kong, Lyon, and Strasbourg. He currently lives in Edinburgh.","brand":"Top Shelf Productions","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46303229772005,"sku":"NP9781603095570","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781603095570.jpg?v=1767731892","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/love-languages-isbn-9781603095570","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}