Pill Hill, Nicholas Breutzman's darkly funny and utterly heartbreaking memoir, plunges the reader into a world of horrifying Tinder dates, flea markets, lizard people, child protective services, black holes, time travel, and stress-induced psychosis.
Nic and Henry-father and son-stumble on an old forgottenpark and make a bizarre discovery. Someone marked all the trees with wads ofchewed gum! Who is the gum bandit?
Reeling from recent family upheaval, Nic navigates the bravenew world of single parenthood. Meanwhile, his ex-wife descends into addiction,abuse, and homelessness. Amid the turmoil, he becomes increasingly anddesperately obsessed with exposing the gum vandal. Can Nic rise to the occasionand come to terms with his new reality? Or will he let the past drag him backinto despair and denial, threatening the thing he holds most dear: hisrelationship with Henry, his son?
By:
Nicholas Breutzman Imprint: Uncivilized Books Country of Publication: United States Dimensions:
Height: 209mm,
Width: 139mm,
Spine: 10mm
ISBN:9781941250556 ISBN 10: 1941250556 Pages: 256 Publication Date:14 February 2024 Audience:
General/trade
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ELT Advanced
Format:Hardback Publisher's Status: Active
Nicholas Breutzman is a Rochester, Minnesota-based cartoonist and designer. He is the author of Pill Hill, Yearbooks, and You Can't Be Here, among others. He lives with his wife, Emily, their three children, and two Pitt bulls.