{"id":1047,"date":"2021-12-04T13:52:40","date_gmt":"2021-12-04T13:52:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.minorcompositions.info\/?p=1047"},"modified":"2026-03-07T12:20:15","modified_gmt":"2026-03-07T12:20:15","slug":"welcome-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.minorcompositions.info\/?p=1047","title":{"rendered":"Welcome Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script src=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/sdk\/js?client-id=BAAZVqDzpOe4wiR8CaLD_oJEvsW8k_r43j2m8f0nPZpK9MqpD3c_nCgZ1_fgqtEOiF3kkO3be21V5NnwRU&#038;components=hosted-buttons&#038;disable-funding=venmo&#038;currency=GBP\">\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>Welcome Home<br \/>\n<\/strong>Clarrie &amp; Blanche Pope<\/p>\n<p><em>Graphic novel about squatting, unrequited love and lost struggles, written with humor and driven by hope<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.minorcompositions.info\/?attachment_id=1048\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1048\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1048\" src=\"https:\/\/www.minorcompositions.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/welcomehome-194x300.jpg\" alt=\"Welcome Home\" width=\"194\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.minorcompositions.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/welcomehome-194x300.jpg 194w, https:\/\/www.minorcompositions.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/welcomehome-663x1024.jpg 663w, https:\/\/www.minorcompositions.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/welcomehome-768x1187.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.minorcompositions.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/welcomehome.jpg 825w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 194px) 100vw, 194px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong>A group of squatters occupy an empty flat in a condemned tower in London, aiming to unite their neighbors to resist the demolition. Weaving together confused memories, <em>Welcome Home<\/em> moves between the squat and our protagonist\u2019s work in a care home.<\/p>\n<p>The squatters aim to bring all the residents together to resist the tower\u2019s demolition. But it\u2019s not as easy as that. Rain is in love with her housemate Eva, who unfortunately happens to be her best friend\u2019s girlfriend. She can\u2019t stand Will and his try-hard activism, and is avoiding Yaz, who used to tease her at school and lives in the tower. Her life in the squat is repeatedly interrupted by her work in a care home where she has grown particularly close to Doris, a resident with dementia, who used to live in their flat. Through Doris\u2019s stories we discover the history of the tower and another, older love triangle.<\/p>\n<p>Shortlisted for the Myriad First Graphic Novel Prize, <em>Welcome Home<\/em> manages to deal with the heavy topics of urban regeneration, care homes, and dementia, while maintaining a light touch.<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"p1\"><b>Bio:<\/b> <i>Welcome Home<\/i> was written by sisters Clarrie and Blanche Pope, and is inspired by their experience in squatting and housing struggles, as well Blanche\u2019s time spent working in care homes. They want to give readers insight into the class, race and gender politics involved in both through a humorous look at the way in which these issues affect the minutiae of people&#8217;s lives.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 12px auto 6px auto; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,Sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 14px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; -x-system-font: none; display: block;\"><a style=\"text-decoration: underline;\" title=\"View Welcome Home Preview on Scribd\" href=\"https:\/\/www.scribd.com\/document\/571076037\/Welcome-Home-Preview#from_embed\">Welcome Home Preview<\/a> by <a style=\"text-decoration: underline;\" title=\"View Minor Compositions's profile on Scribd\" href=\"https:\/\/www.scribd.com\/user\/15682617\/Minor-Compositions#from_embed\">Minor Compositions<\/a> on Scribd<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"doc_90884\" class=\"scribd_iframe_embed\" title=\"Welcome Home Preview\" src=\"https:\/\/www.scribd.com\/embeds\/571076037\/content?start_page=1&amp;view_mode=scroll&amp;access_key=key-DOZAQtoUj8TG8JZODvSq\" width=\"100%\" height=\"600\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" data-auto-height=\"false\" data-aspect-ratio=\"0.7080062794348508\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;An excellent debut book full of heart and humour. If you enjoy a good story, you\u2019ll enjoy this.&#8221; &#8211; Simon Chadwick, <a href=\"http:\/\/ccgb.org.uk\/wordpress\/?p=8267\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cartoonists&#8217; Club of Great Britan<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Ordering Information <\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"paypal-container-BVAN7U2B9KKHJ\"><\/div>\n<p><script>\n  paypal.HostedButtons({\n    hostedButtonId: \"BVAN7U2B9KKHJ\",\n  }).render(\"#paypal-container-BVAN7U2B9KKHJ\")\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Available direct from Minor Compositions for the special price of \u00a312 + shipping.<\/p>\n<p>312 pages, A5 trim<br \/>\nUK: \u00a320 \/ US: $28<br \/>\nISBN 978-1-57027-394-0<\/p>\n<p>Release to the book trade April 2022<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome Home Clarrie &amp; Blanche Pope Graphic novel about squatting, unrequited love and lost struggles, written with humor and driven by hope \u00a0A group of squatters occupy an empty flat in a condemned tower in London, aiming to unite their neighbors to resist the demolition. 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