Book launch for Von Allan's graphic novel "the road to god knows..."

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Book launch party for Von Allan's the road to god knows... at Perfect Books, an Ottawa independent bookstore. the road to god knows... is the story of Marie, a teenage girl coming to grips with her Mom's schizophrenia. As a result, she's struggling to grow up fast; wrestling with poverty, loneliness, and her Mom's illness every step of the way. At the start of the story, we see a scared young girl, uncertain and overwhelmed, but as her mom collapses into a full nervous breakdown, Marie is forced to examine herself and her life and come to a decision: does she continue to be a child, reacting to what's happening around her? Or does she take control of her life, come what may? the road to god knows... has an ISBN of 978-0-9781237-0-3 and is 148 pages in length.

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