num_pages: 176
description: A stunning first graphic novel by a Cape/Comica/Observer graphic short story competition winner  a tale of a skirmish in the ice-cream wars that is worthy of Alan BennettIn the small seaside town of Dobbiston Howard sells ice creams from his van just like his father before him. But when he notices a downturn in trade he soon realises its cause: Tony Augustus Howards half-brother whose ice-cream empire is expanding all over the North-WestFlake Matthew Dooleys debut graphic novel tells of how this epic battle turns out and how Howard  helped by the Dobbiston Mountain Rescue team  overcomes every obstacle and triumphs in the end.
language: English
title: Flake
publisher: Jonathan Cape