Michelle's corner

Ok - where do I start with this one? It's brutally honest about what it's like to be a GP these days. The coloured panels reminded me of the use of colour by Jon McNaught's, "Kingdom," that I read a while ago. However, Williams is noted on the back as being the founder of graphicmedicine.org so presumably he has the experience to make this real.

And it reads, "real," if you know what I mean. When an author knows their stuff.

Dr Lois Pritchard is working as a part time GP in a Welsh surgery. Under pressure from the usual, and the not-so-usual patients demanding her attention; this life of mediocrity takes a turn for the worse when her estranged mother gets in touch out of the blue... and someone in a car has been taking photos of her... what's all that about?

Life is, as life does... and Pritchard has to deal with juggling a number of balls, but it all leads on a journey which changes her perception of life.

All in all, I think Williams told a reasonable story in this graphic novel. He injects some of life's dark humour along with some of life's bad timing and the occasional piece of drama. But the downside is that it's drama that I already know... thanks to actually living life myself. As such, the story was enjoyable, if not riveting, and the presentation and choice of colours, characterisations, etc. were well done. It was a good read.