Simon has a secret that he can’t escape. A secret that haunts him every day and night. A secret that he buried deep inside his heart when he was a child. He is a bookseller who loves books more than anything. But he can’t save his family’s shop from closing. He decides to sell everything and leave his past behind. But fate has other plans for him.
On his last day at work, he witnesses a horrifying event: a young woman commits suicide by jumping in front of a train at his station. He feels a strange connection to her as if he knew her somehow. He also feels responsible for her death, as if he could have done something to prevent it.
The Return of the Honey Buzzard is a stunning graphic novel by Aimée de Jongh, an award-winning author and illustrator from the Netherlands. It is a story of loss and redemption, of guilt and forgiveness, of love and friendship. It is also a story of books and stories, of how they can shape our lives and help us find our true selves.
About the Author
Aimée de Jongh, one of the brightest new talents in Europe, creates her first autobiographic work, focusing on taxi rides from four cities: Los Angeles, Paris, Jakarta, and Washington, DC. She is a Dutch graphic novel author, animator, and illustrator. After creating comics for a daily newspaper for nearly five years, she left in 2017 to make graphic novels full-time. Her debut, The Return of the Honey Buzzard, won the Prix St Michel and was adapted into a live-action film. Her second book, Blossoms in Autumn, written by the acclaimed Belgian writer Zidrou, was awarded the Prix Atomium. She works and lives in Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
