L'arbre de mon père #1

A tender and warmly illustrated cover sets the tone for this 2018 release from Cambourakis — a sprawling tree in bloom shelters a multigenerational gathering of figures, men and women lounging and laughing among the branches and golden leaves against a soft turquoise sky. Created by Emilie Saïtas, L'Arbre de mon père promises an intimate portrait of a Greek family's life in Egypt spanning 1900 to 1955. It's the kind of quietly personal graphic memoir that draws you in with its folk-art charm and doesn't let go.