A deeply affecting portrait of a woman s life from the author of the Harvey Award-winning MomsAt first there was Lake, and then there was Island. Or was it the other way around? A story told in two parts, it is up to the reader to determine where they d like to begin this eerie journey. Based on a true story that Yeong-shin Ma felt compelled to help share, together these two parts are Hodo the story of a painter, whose hard and dark past is brought to life with sensitivity and authenticity. Lake Hodo is haunted by her mother and step-mother, her classmates, a neighbor, and yes, literal ghosts. She is also five years old. Through masterful cartooning, we see a child s despair in the face of pervasive violence, and her confusion as to why bad things keep happening to her. We see the edges of her depression begin to appear. Island Hodo is haunted by her past, a friend s suicide, her sister s heartbreaking yet unsurprising betrayal, and yes, literal ghosts, still. Through masterful cartooning, we see a woman reckoning with her past and the shadow it has cast on her adulthood. But we also see her develop her artistic practice and witness her determination to find herself through her paintbrush. Because despite the incredible pain, Hodo is a story of light in the dark a story of hope. From the author of critically acclaimed Moms, Hodo is translated by award-winning Janet Hong.
(W) Yeong-Shin Ma (CT) Janet Hong
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