- Published: 11 September 2014
- ISBN: 9781473502208
- Imprint: Ebury Digital
- Format: EBook
- Pages: 336
Just So Happens
- Published: 11 September 2014
- ISBN: 9781473502208
- Imprint: Ebury Digital
- Format: EBook
- Pages: 336
A beautiful and observant graphic novel.
James Smart, Guardian
This is a book you may want to study, a book of inflection and nuance, a delicate, thoughtful book that entrances the eyes and compels the old grey matter.
Bookmunch
A powerful story dealt with a deft brush in hand.
Monocle
Just So Happens feels so richly intimate... [Obata] is a talent to watch. I like his elegant, understated drawings, which hint at the manga stories he must have read as a boy. Bullet trains, Shinto temples, shopping malls, sushi restaurants: he does them all beautifully. His storytelling, too, is crazily accomplished.
Rachel Cooke, Observer
Told with great care and dignity... The illustrations reflect the mood of the story perfectly, creating a sense of movement and transition which mirrors Yumiko's journey.
Vicki Bartram, UK Press Syndication
Rich in detail.
Yo Zushi, New Statesman
A powerful story with beautiful drawings. It's a triumph. A debut of quiet and delicate beauty, this is the graphic novel for the thinking creative.
Natalie Brandweiner, Creative Bloq
This is a fascinating, often deeply moving, story which shows that while sport initially defined whoGareth Thomas was, everything changed when another facet of his life was revealed
Press Association
Astonishingly powerful
The Times
Incredibly powerful
Attitude
Inspiring and moving
Daily Telegraph
Sensational
Rugby World
In a year when some of the highest-profile sporting memoirs have been marked by self-serving narcissism, this is a story of substance
Daily Telegraph
Proud offers an enthralling insight into a world and a struggle to which we are rarely given access…Thomas’ story is a harrowing reminder that sportsmen are as vulnerable as the rest of us…The honesty with which Thomas presents his many dark moments makes this an absolute must-read, whether rugby fan or not. Rarely has the sense that sport is only a game rang truer. An eye-opening glimpse into the inner turmoil of a national hero
SPORT
Searingly honest
THE HERALD
This book is as inspiring as it is moving and depressing. A must read…It is breathtaking
DAILY MAIL
A story of extraordinary courage, both in and outside the sporting world…It's another sporting book that transcends sport, and Thomas should be loudly and gloriously celebrated for writing it
Independent
Thomas’s autobiography is remarkable not for his open gayness but for the truthfulness that permeates every page
The Sunday Times
Astonishing in its candour…this is a tale of hope
The Times