An Age of License: A Travelogue

An Age of License: A Travelogue

Lucy Knisley

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Midnight picnics at the Eiffel Tower; wine tastings paired with blowgun lessons; and romance in cafés, cemeteries, and at the Brandenberg Gate--these are just some of New York Times best-selling cartoonist Lucy Knisley's experiences on her 2011 European book tour. An Age of License is both a graphic travelogue and a journal of her trip abroad. Fans of Knisley's food-focused autobiography (French Milk, Relish) savor her mouth-watering drawings and descriptions of culinary delights, seasons with cute cat cameos. But An Age of License is not all kittens and raclette crepes: Knisley's account of her adventures is colored by anxieties about her life and career, depicted with fearlessness, relatability, and honesty, making An Age of License an Eat, Pray, Love for the Girls generation.


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    This is an amazing [comic] book! The art is absolutely fantastic and the story is riveting. I like that the author is real and doesn't make any apologies about her life or her decisions. I like that we get to see her in her 'age of license'. I also really like the term 'age of license'! I wish it was a widely accepted concept.

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