In store now! Esther's Notebooks 1: Tales from my ten-year-old life by Riad Sattouf and translated by Sam Taylor
Charming, cleverly observed but never twee and often daring. These comics offer a fascinating insight into the life of a ten year old girl growing up in the modern world. Very successful in France and now available for the first time in English, each comic follows a year in Esther’s young life from 10 years to 14.
Order your copy today directly through October Books or buy online through our bookshop.org store and we’ll get a commission on your purchase.
Every week, the graphic novel artist Riad Sattouf has a chat with his friend's daughter, Esther. She tells him about her life, about school, her friends, her hopes, dreams and fears, and then he works it up into a comic strip.
This book consists of 52 of those strips, telling between them the story of a year in the life of this sharp, spirited and hilarious child. The result is a moving, insightful and utterly addictive glimpse into the real lives of children growing up in today's world.
Order your copy today directly from October Books or buy online through our bookshop.org store and we’ll get commission on your purchase.
We are open:
Monday - Saturday
10am - 4pm
We are back open six days a week, with the whole store open for browsing. We will still of course be taking customer orders and you will still be able to buy food and cleaning products online through our online store.
We are able to be open 6 days a week again because of your consideration and care whilst in the shop. Keep doing what you’re doing and leave that extra space, sanitise those hands and pull on that mask. We know you’re smiling underneath it :)
You will see we have a QR code at the door, if you have the NHS COVID-19 app downloaded to your smart phone please scan this as you enter the shop.
