Past Tense Shima Shinya A time for self-reflection

A time for self-reflection

Shaw draws an honest

their querulousness as their bodies break down

Suddenly life is one big adventure

loss—and a struggle for survival

Past Tense Shima Shinya A time for self-reflectionBy Sacha Mardou. Published by Avery. Hardcover, 336 pages, Colour, 2024. A brave and captivating graphic memoir about the power of therapy to heal anxiety and generational trauma When Sacha Mardou turned forty years old, she was leading a life that looked perfect on the outside: happily married to the love of her life, enjoying motherhood and her six year old daughter, and her first book had just been published. But for reasons she couldnt explain,