Limited edition
By: Aude Picault ; translation, Matt Madden
Publisher: Europe Comics
Published: 2018
Place of publication: Paris]
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9791032805350
Subjects: Women; Comic books, strips; Man-woman relationships; Femmes; Bandes dessinées; Relations entre hommes et femmes; FICTION; General
Work titles: Idéal standard
Description: Claire is a thirtysomething neonatal nurse who is becoming increasingly discouraged about her prospects of getting into a long-term relationship and starting a family. She thinks she may have finally met her man in Franck--if not a Prince Charming then at least a friendly and compatible person--but societal pressures and gender norms seem to rear their heads at every turn and Claire begins to wonder if it will ever be possible for her to be happy with another person on her own terms. Aude Picault's chronicle of everyday romance is full of wit and sympathy but it is also backed up by a bibliography of feminist essays and studies of gender relations, offering a valuable and complicated case study of the challenges facing modern women.