{"product_id":"milk-white-steed-paperback-by-michael-kennedy","title":"Milk White Steed Paperback by Michael Kennedy","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n                \n                    \n                        \u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProduct Details\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n                        \u003cul\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cb\u003eDrawn and Quarterly\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e(2025-02-18)\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003eEnglish\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e284\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003epages\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e9781770467590\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eItem Weight\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e589.68\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003egrams\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e21.62 x 15.49 x 2.26\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003ecm\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                        \u003c\/ul\u003e\n                        \u003cbr\u003e\n                        \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe mournful, tragicomic tune of wanderlust undercut by the longing for a home seemingly lost\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Have I settled down yet?”\u003c\/i\u003e The question rings eternal across all ten stories in this highly anticipated debut collection of comics fiction by \u003ci\u003eNew Yorker \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e contributor Michael D. Kennedy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA series of individuals leave the West Indies and attempt to find their footing in the damp dinge of England’s counties. A child on his daily trike ride is stalked by a sinister, shape-shifting ligahoo. A blues singer’s wife hallucinates untoward revelations in the grips of high yellow fever when she inhales spores from psychedelic mushrooms growing unchecked in their apartment. A man dwells on his absent father, paints the man into a duppy myth, and bears the consequences of this fantastical undertaking.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eInspired by the folk tales and oral traditions of his Caribbean roots, \u003ci\u003eMilk White Steed\u003c\/i\u003e is a dreamlike venture into the messy truths of everyday West Indian lives: the abiding pursuit of the familiar and the vicious appraisal of their own otherness, all at once. Phantom desires, unchecked reveries, and surreal visions of the future flood the page in full-color. Kennedy’s decisive woodcut-inspired brush-strokes draw a striking portrait of the Black diaspora as it sees itself, always searching and yet forever seeing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n                        \u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n                        \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMichael D. Kennedy\u003c\/b\u003e is a cartoonist and illustrator from the English midlands. Influenced by old British children’s comics and annuals, his stories seek to present the lives of overlooked folk and and the lower classes. Notably, he is the author of the small press series \u003ci\u003eMint\u003c\/i\u003e, a collection titled \u003ci\u003eMr Hardee\u003c\/i\u003e and most recently \u003ci\u003eBiffa.\u003c\/i\u003e He has had comics work published by \u003ci\u003eMcSweeney’s Quarterly\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Believer\u003c\/i\u003e. Working as an illustrator since 2020, Michael has been published by the likes of \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker, New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Atlantic\u003c\/i\u003e. He has lived in Tamworth, Aston, Olton and currently lives in Balsall Heath with his wife Carli. When the weather agrees with it, he can be found at their allotment in Highbury Park.\u003c\/p\u003e\n                    \n                \n            \u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Best Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":46959928082593,"sku":"BBSNIJ9781770467590","price":28.45,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0525\/2084\/5473\/files\/9781770467590.jpg?v=1788337172","url":"https:\/\/www.bestbookstore.ca\/products\/milk-white-steed-paperback-by-michael-kennedy","provider":"Best Book Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}