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Sincerely, Harriet
by Sarah Winifred Searle
Harriet comes to terms with her loneliness after moving to Chicago. Her parents struggle to establish themselves at their new jobs, which leads to the teenage Harriet spending massive amount of time by herself with only the downstairs owner of the house, Pearl, who is an elderly retired librarian. She tries to bond with Harriet over books, but Harriet is more interested in creative writing and sometimes expresses that in fantastical lies. Later, we learn Harriet suffers from MS and this leads not only to physical problems, but emotional ones as she struggles to make friends and has a bit of a quirky personality. She does manage to bond with Pearl, particularly through stories of her son Nicholas who suffered from a debilitating case of polio as a child. The ending sees her attend a creative writing class and hints maybe she is about to make her first friend and bond with someone who shares her actual interests.
Overall, the graphic novel start a little slow, but as I kept reading I found it really compelling and wonder what would happen to Harriet.
Overall, the graphic novel start a little slow, but as I kept reading I found it really compelling and wonder what would happen to Harriet.