{"product_id":"listen-beautiful-marcia-hc","title":"Listen Beautiful Marcia:HC","description":"A gripping story about a family pushed to the brink.\u003cbr\u003e This English language debut was the 2022 \"Fauve d'Or\"\u003cbr\u003e winner at the 2022 Angoulême Comics Festival.\u003cbr\u003e Márcia is a nurse in a hospital near Rio and lives in a favela with her\u003cbr\u003e boyfriend, Aluisio, and her daughter, Jaqueline, whom she had very\u003cbr\u003e young with another man. Jaqueline, a troubled young adult, makes\u003cbr\u003e life difficult for her mother and Aluisio and rebelliously hangs out\u003cbr\u003e with members of a neighborhood gang, leading to violent altercations\u003cbr\u003e between mother and daughter. The situation degenerates even\u003cbr\u003e more when Jaqueline is arrested. Márcia and Aluisio, distraught,\u003cbr\u003e realize that Jaqueline is in deeper trouble than they ever thought.\u003cbr\u003e Marcello Quintanilha's first English-language graphic novel\u003cbr\u003e is a tour de force - a tightly wound drama filled with masterful\u003cbr\u003e suspense and a deep love for family and character.\u003cbr\u003e Marcello Quintanilha was born in 1971 outside Rio de Janeiro. His first graphic\u003cbr\u003e novel, Tungsteno, published in 2015, was adapted for film by director Heitor Dhalia.\u003cbr\u003e He has lived in Barcelona since 2002.","brand":"Fantagraphics Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45645544554742,"sku":"MAR231513","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0370\/6368\/8331\/files\/STL263116.jpg?v=1700112852","url":"https:\/\/jhu-comic-books.myshopify.com\/products\/listen-beautiful-marcia-hc","provider":"JHU Comic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}