{"product_id":"becoming-unbecoming-una-9781551526539","title":"Becoming Unbecoming","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis extraordinary graphic novel is a powerful denunciation of sexual violence against women. As seen through the eyes of a twelve-year-old girl named Una, it takes place in northern England in 1977, as the Yorkshire Ripper, a serial killer of prostitutes, is on the loose and creating panic among the townspeople. As the police struggle in their clumsy attempts to find the killer, and the headlines in the local paper become more urgent, a once self-confident Una teaches herself to \"lower her gaze\" in order to deflect attention from boys.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter she is \"slut-shamed\" at school for having birth control pills, Una herself is the subject of violent acts for which she comes to blame herself. But as the police finally catch up and identify the killer, Una grapples with the patterns of behavior that led her to believe she was to blame.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eBecoming Unbecoming \u003c\/i\u003ecombines various styles, press clippings, photo-based illustrations, and splashes of color to convey Una's sense of confusion and rage, as well as sobering statistics on sexual violence against women. The book is a no-holds-barred indictment of sexual violence against women and the shame and blame of its victims that also celebrates the empowerment of those able to gain control over their selves and their bodies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eUna \u003c\/b\u003e(a pseudonym) is an artist, academic, and comics creator. \u003ci\u003eBecoming Unbecoming\u003c\/i\u003e, which took seven years to create, is her first book. She lives in the United Kingdom.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Una\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1551526530\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781551526539\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Arsenal Pulp Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/18\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 216\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.82lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 6.50w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/0001\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2016","brand":"Una","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44045751648511,"sku":"9781551526539","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_2255db77-225d-4f5e-9f84-11a9a71e6862.jpg?v=1684980542","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/becoming-unbecoming-una-9781551526539","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}