‘A genius graphic novel (but lots of words) about a young woman from Dorset who leaves her life to be with a much older famous artist in London. It’s also brilliant on relationships, creativity and friendship (and the art world)’ India Knight’Every now and again a book comes along that is such a bright joy, so true, so beautiful and moving. Alison is one of those books. I loved it’ Jessie Burton, author of The Miniaturist’Alison is Posy Simmonds meets Edward Bawden – and really, what higher praise could there be?’ Observer’Subtle and deliciously complicated, this is a big book on big subjects, but lightly, elegantly done. I loved it’ Tessa Hadley, author of Free LoveAlison is newly married, barely twenty and struggling to find her place in the world. A chance encounter with an older artist upturns her life and she forsakes convention and her working-class Dorset roots for the thrumming art scene of London in the late seventies. As the thrill of bohe