{"product_id":"9781770460898","title":"The Wayside","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eThe Wayside\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Julie Morstad\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eALL NEW DRAWINGS FROM A NOTED ILLUSTRATOR\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJulie Morstad has long excelled at illustration, often working in tandem with children's writers, but in \u003ci\u003eThe Wayside\u003c\/i\u003e,  the storytelling potential of her fantastical pictures is fully  realized. Within these pages Morstad's worlds unite, maintaining their  ethereal, almost fairy-tale beauty and yet also offering a loose  overarching synthesis through thematic and visual commonalities.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe  work found herein combines the delicate line of Edward Gorey with the  color palette of Marcel Dzama, and emerges as something utterly unique, a  combination of the two with the spirit of Virginia Woolf. Dramatic,  poetic, heavy with symbolism, Morstad's drawings speak for themselves,  exploring femininity, identity, and personal mythologies that interested  her in her first Drawn \u0026amp; Quarterly book, \u003ci\u003eMilk Teeth\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“This new book of her work is perfect. It's . . . a good match for her delicate fine line drawings and etchings.” —\u003ci\u003eBook By Its Cover on Milk Teeth\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Delicate, imaginative, whimsical and haunting.” —\u003ci\u003eThe Vancouver Sun on Milk Teeth\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“The sophistication and refinement of her style are undoubtedly what have made her a popular commercial illustrator.” —\u003ci\u003eThe Hour on Milk Teeth\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781770460898\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Drawn and Quarterly","offers":[{"title":"Hardback","offer_id":40594802278606,"sku":"9781770460898","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_7a73dbbc-e16d-4ab7-af45-344aa35c2fd6.jpg?v=1637818414","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781770460898","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}