Hugh D'Andrade The Murder Next Door : A Graphic Memoir Paperback Book

This visually spectacular book offers a powerful dive into the depths of fear and trauma and a reminder that the impact of violence spreads far beyond the official victim. Rebecca Solnit, author ofOrwells RosesandHope in the DarkThe New York Public LibrarysBest New Comics of 2025 for AdultsWhen someone is murdered next door, it changes everything about the way you live your life. When Hugh was ten years old, he walked home from school to find his friends next door crying outside they had just come home and discovered their mothers body. She had been murdered. Now an adult, Hugh has a happy social life and a successful career as an artist in Oakland, California. But even so he is plagued by anxiety, anger, and panic attacks. As he attends therapy and looks back on his childhood, he comes to realize the trauma and stress that the murder next door had on his life, and how it still affects him today. Does trauma ever go away? Or does it just hang around, in the backs of our minds forever? This thoughtful, powerful memoir explores how one event in childhood can make a permanent mark on someones life. | Hugh D'Andrade The Murder Next Door : A Graphic Memoir Paperback Book