> Charity and Sylvia
“In Charity and Sylvia, the preternaturally gifted Tillie Walden surpasses herself. She relates this true story of two women living as a couple in early 19th-century Vermont with a pitch-perfect blend of modern sensibility and richly textured archival detail. Her irrepressible drawings are crowded with large families in small candlelit houses, the tackle and trim of daily chores, moody landscapes, and shifting weather. As life in a New England village unspools, time seems to slow to a pre-industrial pace, allowing space for contemplation. Walden’s unstinting pen brings patience, dedication, and humanity vividly to life.”
— Alison Bechdel, author of Fun Home“A fascinating and moving story that’s told perfectly with compassion, grace, and a beautiful drawing style.”
— Chester Brown, author of Paying for It“Charity and Sylvia is a staggering achievement: a lesbian love story that both moves and enlightens us. Tillie Walden has vividly brought to life the passion, struggles, and everyday realities of two women who, in the American semi-wilderness, built a life together with hard work, commitment, and joy. Walden’s work—like that of Charity and Sylvia’s—is a marriage of art and love.”
— Michael Bronski, author of A Queer History of the United States“A moving historical epic and a story of love, told in kitchens, bedrooms, and sewing parlors. As we ask ourselves how we might survive now, this mostly true love story—nearly as old as the state—feels like a rock in a storm. Tillie Walden shines in portraying the humor, affection, seriousness, and small absurdities that sustained these women amid so much that tried to tear them apart. Taken together, what accumulates in the eye and the heart can only be a masterpiece.”
— Alexander Chee, author of How to Write an Autobiographical NovelQuatrième de couverture
An openly Lesbian couple survives and thrives in 19th century Vermont a true story, as told by Tillie Walden.
- Éditeur : Drawn and Quarterly
- Date de publication : 16 juin 2026
- Édition : 1er
- Langue : Anglais
- Nombre de pages de l’édition imprimée : 260 pages
- ISBN-10 : 1770468382
- ISBN-13 : 978-1770468382