A brave and captivating graphic memoir about the power of therapy to heal anxiety and generational trauma.
Praise for Past Tense
“..a compelling adventure story about how the mind works and can heal itself with capable, professional help. Highly recommended.”
– Library Journal
“Mardou convincingly charts her evolution from therapy cynic to take-charge advocate, and her sharply expressive graphics and neat lettering keep her text-heavy story fluid and immediate. The result is a potent testament to the power of reckoning with the past.”
— Publisher’s Weekly
About the Author
Sacha Mardou was born in Macclesfield in 1975 and grew up in Manchester, England. She began making comics after getting her BA in English Literature from the University of Wales, Lampeter. Her critically acclaimed graphic novel series, Sky in Stereo was named an outstanding comic of 2015 by the Village Voice and shortlisted for the 2016 Slate Studio Prize.
Since 2019 she has been making comics about therapy and healing. Her graphic memoir Past Tense: Facing Family Secrets and Finding Myself in Therapy published by Avery/Penguin USA is out now. Since 2005 she has lived in St Louis, Missouri with her cartoonist husband Ted May, their daughter and two disruptive cats.
Writing & Interviews
Mardou’s Therapy Comics site
Interviews and Podcasts
The Comics Journal
Mutha Magazine
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