The House
Series: Emersion: Emergent Village resources for communities of faith
Audience: General
For Ages: 13 - 17 years old
For Grades: 8 - 12
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Number Of Pages: 134
Published: 6th December 2019
Publisher: W W Norton & Company
Country of Publication: US
Dimensions (cm): 24.5 x 18.5 x 1.8
Weight (kg): 0.55
Edition Number: 1
The graphic novel The House is at once deeply personal (dedicated to Roca's own deceased father) and entirely universal. Three adult siblings return to their family's vacation home a year after their father's death. They each bring their respective wives, husbands, and children with the intention to clean up the residence and put it on the market. But, as garbage is hauled off and dust is wiped away, decades-old resentments quickly fill the vacant home. Roca asks what happens to brothers and sisters when the only person holding the family together is now gone.