{"product_id":"love-languages-by-james-albon","title":"Love Languages by James Albon","description":"\u003cp\u003eTwo foreigners in France reach across language barriers and turn each other's lives upside down in this stunningly beautiful queer romance graphic novel painted in dazzling watercolor.\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSarah Huxley has moved from London to Paris, only to find a lonely life of corporate drudgery and disappointment--a far cry from her romantic expectations of the city. She collides with Ping Loh, a young woman working as an \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eau pair\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e to a wealthy family of Hong Kong expats, and the two bond over their shared struggle with the French tongue.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn museums and markets, over text messages and translation apps, Ping and Sarah slowly begin to learn each other's languages, communicating in a rich and ever-shifting blend of English, French, and Cantonese. As their friendship blooms, so does their private dialect--a personal linguistic patchwork, a shared secret just for them. But when their feelings for each other start to deepen, they discover that the simplest words to translate can be the hardest words to say.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn these sumptuously painted pages, award-winning graphic novelist James Albon \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e(The Delicacy)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e presents a dazzling love story about cross-cultural connection, the bewildering sensation of feeling one's brain rewrite itself, and the intoxicating rush of the foreign becoming familiar.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePaperback \/ 176 pages\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Bookish Type","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55925932851581,"sku":null,"price":17.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0264\/0891\/0933\/files\/9781603095570.jpg?v=1746193919","url":"https:\/\/thebookishtype.pro\/products\/love-languages-by-james-albon","provider":"The Bookish Type","version":"1.0","type":"link"}