Retired bank manager Emilio, suffering from Alzheimer's, is taken to an assisted living home by his son. He befriends his roommate Miguel, an overconfident ladies' man. Together, they employ clever tricks to keep the doctors from noticing Emilio's ongoing deterioration -- and keep him from being transferred to the dreaded confinement of the top floor of the facility. (Better to die than to end up there. Their determination to stay active as individuals and maintain their dignity culminates in an adventurous escape.

Author: Paco Roca
Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Fantagraphics Books
Published: 07/26/2016
Pages: 96
Weight: 1.35lbs
Size: 10.10h x 8.20w x 0.60d
ISBN: 9781606999325
Audience: Young Adult

About the Author
Roca, Paco: - Paco Roca (Francisco Martínez Roca) is a graphic artist and a cartoonist from Valencia, Spain, who has won several art/writing awards. His graphic novel Wrinkles has been adapted into an animated movie.