Nicola Streeten's little boy, Billy, was two years old when he died following heart surgery for problems diagnosed only a few days earlier. Ten years later, Streeten revisited her diaries and notebooks made at the time: this wonderfully vibrant narrative recounts how she and her partner recovered.
Gut-wrenchingly sad at times, her graphic memoir is an unforgettable portrayal of trauma and our reaction to it - and, especially, the humour or absurdity so often involved in our responses. As Streeten's story unfolds and we follow her and her partner's heroic efforts to cope with well-meaning friends and day-to-day realities, we begin to understand what she means by her aim to create a 'dead baby story that is funny'. Streeten is the first British woman to have published a graphic memoir.
- ISBN13 9780956559944
- Publish Date 26 October 2007
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint Myriad Editions
- Format Paperback
- Pages 208
- Language English
- URL http://https://myriadeditions.com/books/billy-me-you/