A review by gildius
The Inflatable Woman by Rachael Ball

4.0

At the beginning of this book, Iris, a zookeeper, is diagnosed with breast cancer. Part of the story is her dealing with this diagnosis and the treatments that follow, but this is also a love story, as Iris tries to escape her reality by chatting online to a lighthouse keeper called Sailorbuoy_39.

There is a strong thread of magical realism running throughout this book, and I think Ball handles the emotions of this story very deftly.

Read the full review on my blog:

http://www.50ayear.com/2016/09/30/3-graphic-novels-women/