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#1 New York Times Bestseller. Wall Street Journal Bestseller. USA Today Bestseller
The Boy, The mole, The Fox, and The Horse is not only a thought-provoking, discussion-worthy story, but the book itself is also an object of Art."-- Elizabeth Egan, The New York Times
The Boy, The mole, The Fox, and The Horse is a 2019 bestselling illustrated book by British illustrator, artist, and author Charlie Mackesy. The novel features 100 color and black & white drawings. It follows the developing friendship between the four protagonists of the title and their journey that explores life's universal lessons.
Charlie Mackesy offers inspiration and hope in uncertain times in this beautiful book, following the tale of a curious boy, a greedy mole, a wary fox, ad a wise horse who find themselves together in sometimes difficult terrain, sharing their greatest fear and biggest discoveries about vulnerability, kindness, hope, friendship, and love. They share adventures. And, the important conversations between the four friends are full of life lessons that have connected with readers of all ages.
The novel has been reviewed by The Hindu, while James Lovegrove, writing in the Financial Times included it in his 2019 best picture book list. It was shortlisted for the 2020 British Book Awards Non-Fiction Lifestyle Book of the Year. It was the 2019 Barnes & Noble Book of the year and won the 2019 Waterstone Book of the Year.
About the Author
Charlie Mackesy (born In December 1962, Northumberland) is a British artist and the author of the novel The Boy, The mole, The Fox, and The Horse. The book has sold over 1.4 million copies and spent 55 weeks on the Sunday Times Bestseller List.
He was working with The Spectator as a cartoonist and is a book illustrator for Oxford University Press. He has collaborated with Richard Curtis for Comic Relief and was selected for Nelson Mandela's lithograph project, "The Unity Series," to recreate the drawings that Mandela made. He was contacted by an editor who had seen his drawings on Instagram and subsequently published with her on Ebury.
Charlie Mackesy lived in South Africa, Southern-Saharan Africa, and the United States of America where he painted for a living. He is a former atheist and many of his paintings are based on religious themes. Currently, he lives in London and often in Suffolk to look after his mother with his sister.
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Rating: 4.9/5
Author: Charlie Mackesy
Publisher: Harper One (Illustrated edition)
Publishing Date: October 22, 2019
Edition Language: English
Genre: Literary Graphic Novels, Philosophy of Ethics & Morality, Happiness Self-Help
ISBN-10: 0062976583
ISBN-13: 978-0062976581
Pages: 128 (Hardcover)
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