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Unconditional Satisfaction GuaranteeNo Shipping Fees Above 302 Months to Decide. Returns Simplified.In a debut teen graphic novel that is partEternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mindand partSeverance, a high school student must figure out how to exist in a world where she is the only one left with a heartand whether she wants to keep hers at all.The Faint of Heartis a vivid, ethereal, and haunting novel for readers of ND StevensonsNimonaand Mariko Tamaki and Jillian TamakisThis One Summer.
Not that long ago, the Scientist discovered that all sadness, anxiety, and anger disappeared when you removed your heart. And that’s all it took. Soon enough, the hospital had lines out the door.
June is an exceptional high schooler, though not in the way youd expect. She is the only one in town who still has her heart. When she looks at her heartless family and friends, she knows she cant become one of them. But the pressure, loneliness, and heartache are mounting, and its becoming harder and harder to be the only one with a heart. And then June comes across an abandoned heart in a jar.
The heart in the jar intrigues her, it baffles her, and it brings her hope. June wonders if the heart can be used to revitalize her sister. But the heart also brings her Max, a classmate with a secret of his own: though he had his heart removed, he is starting to feel again. And it hurts.
June will have to choose between a boy she barely knowsa boy whos in painand the sister she loves dearlywho feels nothing. But will her own heart rip in two in the process?
Kerilynn Wilsons debut graphic novel is part speculative fiction and part cautionary tale. Her finely realized, extraordinary illustrations create a rich world ripe for exploration. Her use of coloror lack thereofemphasizes Junes isolation and emotions in an emotionless society.The Faint of Heartis a moving and striking graphic novel that explores the complex emotional themes that often mark the adolescent years.
