Abby is a young woman who seems a little lost in her life. She has just married a man who already has a child and is trying to settle into this new role, believing that she can be happy. However, the information about the death of the mother’s child is vague and contradictory. And Abby sees Lady Grey, a knight and dragons returning in her dreams. All this gradually becomes tangled up and bizarre, culminating in a horrific ending. Beautifully drawn, this graphic novel alternates black and white drawings for Abby’s real life and brightly coloured pages for her fears and dreams… pages that slowly blend together throughout the story. It’s a strange story, but fascinating and beautiful to look at.
“At night, every noise could be her.
I know she’s here now, right now, even though
she won’t show herself to me.
(I tried to find her the other night,
down by the front door like before,
but nothing came to greet me this time.)
And I just can’t shake the feeling…
…that there’s a guest in the house,
and I am being a terrible hostess.
Because now I hide from her,
buried beneath my blankets every night,
not even letting a scrap of skin show
above my covers.
Like I’m a child armouring myself
against a visiting witch.
I sweat. Wake stinking.
Sometimes, as I’m about to finally drift off,
I swear I can hear a voice hissing from the hallway…
“And this is the woman raising my daughter…”
