Cannon – Lee Lai

Cannon – Lee Lai – (304 pages, English, hardcover, published by Drawn & Quarterly)

Cannon

With no one in the family to care for the dementing grandfather Gung Gung, the task falls to granddaughter Lucy ‘Cannon’. Not that she has much time for it alongside her job in the kitchen. The scarce time she has left consists of running and listening to the endless monologues of her roommate. While everyone praises Cannon for her resilience, her life is slowly but surely falling apart…

In Cannon, Lee Lai’s long-awaited sequel to the widely acclaimed and award-winning Stone Fruit, the full spectrum of a nervous breakdown is only a small part of what Lai has to offer. As Cannon’s shoulders buckle under the weight of an aging Gung-gung and a distant mother, Lai’s sharp sense of humor and sensitive gaze ensure a story that will touch readers.