To celebrate International Women’s Day we’re revisiting one of our favourite interviews – Mary and Bryan Talbot discuss how they wrote the story of Sally Heathcote and turned it in to a graphic novel.

Books mentioned:

This Is Just My Face, Try Not to Stare by Gabourey Sidibe http://po.st/3npVj5

My Own Story (Vintage Feminism Short Edition) by Emmeline Pankhurst http://po.st/Wk536x

Motherhood by Sheila Heti http://po.st/yiA8zE

Brit(ish), On Race, Identity and Belonging by Afua Hirsch http://po.st/2TuupL

Sally Heathcote, Suffragette by Mary Talbot http://po.st/LbuJvn

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Mary Talbot, Kate Charlesworth, Bryan Talbot – Sally Heathcote Suffragette

Sally Heathcote: Suffragetteis a gripping inside story of the campaign for votes for women. A tale of loyalty, love and courage, set against a vividly realised backdrop of Edwardian Britain, it follows the fortunes of a maid-of-all-work swept up in the feminist militancy of the era.Sally Heathcote: Suffragetteis another stunning collaboration from Costa Award winners, Mary and Bryan Talbot. Teamed up with acclaimed illustrator Kate Charlesworth,Sally Heathcote’s lavish pages bring history to life.

Read more at https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/1095547/sally-heathcote/#YUleeg6y1buGjRhO.99

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