Lives Behind the Lines: A 20th Anniversary Collection by Lynn Johnston

Synopsis

It's hard to believe we've known and loved the Pattersons for two decades. This lively family - Elly and John and their kids, Michael, Elizabeth and April - has grown and changed, yet always retained its heartwarming combination of wit and wisdom. Through the years, this extraordinary clan has become like treasured relatives to millions of devoted fans.

In The Lives Behind the Lines, the new collection that celebrates the strip's 20-year anniversary - 'For Better or For Worse' creator, Lynn Johnston takes us on a trip down memory lane, looking back over some of the strip's most memorable moments: Farley's heroics and death; Elly's concerns about aging; Michael's early days at college.

Presented as a scrapbook The Lives Behind the Lines includes a chapter for Elly, John, Michael, Elizabeth and April, highlighting formative times in their lives. Johnston's commentary adds a behind-the-scenes element, as she describes some of her thoughts about the strip over the years. An abundance of her favorite color and black-and-white cartoons makes this must-have book a guaranteed winner with the strip's most ardent fans.

Biography

Cartoonist Lynn Johnston was born in Collingwood, Ontario, and grew up in British Columbia. The first woman to win the National Cartoonists Society's Reuben Award for Outstanding Cartoonist of the Year in 1985, Johnson also received a Best Syndicated Comic Strip for For Better or For Worse in 1992. Among her best-selling books are Middle Age Spread, Starting from Scratch, and Remembering Farley: A Tribute to the Life of Our Favorite Cartoon Dog. Johnston lives in northern Manitoba with her husband and two children.