Brunton, Tessa — Notes from a Sickbed

Oakland, California, Tessa Brunton, 2019. First Edition. Softcover. Size: Large 8vo 9" - 10. Virtually brand-new condition copy, staple-bound and in black-and-white with original graphic comix format. From the publisher's blurb, "In 2009, Tessa Brunton experienced the first symptoms of myalgic encephalomyelitis (also known as chronic fatigue syndrome). She spent much of the next eight years unwell, in a medical holding pattern, housebound and often alone. In 2017, she found a strategy that helped reduce her symptoms, and soon began creating the first installments of a graphic memoir. Notes from a Sickbed collects previously released and brand-new, unseen comics that recall her experiences with honesty, a pointed wit, and a lively visual imagination. "In 2009, Tessa Brunton experienced the first symptoms of myalgic encephalomyelitis. [This memoir] recalls the next eight years of her life--largely housebound--with honesty, a pointed wit, and a lively visual imagination"Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . As New