{"product_id":"hometown-9781761180811","title":"Hometown","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom the internationally acclaimed and award-winning creator of \u003ci\u003eThe Arrival\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eTales from Outer Suburbia\u003c\/i\u003e comes a glorious graphic novel about belonging and identity, family and the power of 'home'.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A masterpiece. An artist at the height of his powers.' - \u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYou need to know who I am.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhat I think and how I feel.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThen you'll know why I did what I did.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eImagine living in a perfect world.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYou have a loving family, a beautiful home and awesome friends. Everything is just as it should be. Until one day, when a stranger arrives. A stranger who looks just like you. A stranger with a troubling message ...\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom the creator of \u003ci\u003eThe Arrival\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eTales from Outer Suburbia\u003c\/i\u003e comes a visually stunning, moving and humorous meditation on all the things that make us who we are and how we choose to live.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePRAISE FOR \u003ci\u003eHOMETOWN\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e'Loved it!! Chockfull of magic!!' - Guillermo Del Toro  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'I can't overstate how much Shaun's work has meant for me and my family over the years. And now, his latest is a passionate, clever and inspiring tale about how we choose which family to love. I am so excited to share this one with mine.' - Darren Aronofsky\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e'Where \u003ci\u003eThe Arrival\u003c\/i\u003e was about leaving home for the strange but hopefully welcoming new world, \u003ci\u003eHometown\u003c\/i\u003e is about what makes us what we are-family, friends, environment. A joyful, surprising, marvellous book.' - Kelly Link  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Here is a cornucopia of a world to set beside the densely realised imaginings of Topor or Miyazaki - a many-splendored thing.' - Dave McKean\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A spectacularly surreal coming-of-age story about choice, family, and the gravitational pull of belonging.' - \u003ci\u003eKirkus\u003c\/i\u003e, Starred Review\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003ci\u003eHometown \u003c\/i\u003eis a visually stunning book that will resonate with children and adults alike.' - \u003ci\u003eBooks \u0026amp; Publishing\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'I read this graphic novel several times, and with each reading my sense of wonder and admiration grew. My connection to the girl and her world still linger in my mind. Just read it.' - \u003ci\u003eGood Reading\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ch4\u003eDetails\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003eISBN13: 9781761180811\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFormat: Hardback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNumber of Pages: 144\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEdition: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublication Date: 29 Sep 2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublisher: A\u0026amp;U Children's\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublication City, Country: Australia\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDimensions (cm): 26(H)x21.5(L)826\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWeight (gm): 826\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch4\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h4\u003eShaun Tan is an artist, writer, and filmmaker from Perth, Western Australia, the recipient of an Academy Award, the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award and the Kate Greenaway Medal. He lives in Melbourne with his wife, two children and various plants, animals and machines.\u003ch4\u003eReviews\u003c\/h4\u003eSTARRED REVIEWS\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'An empowering, thought-provoking tale' - \u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e'A spectacularly surreal coming-of-age story'- \u003ci\u003eKirkus\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e'Both artistic and emotional' - Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books \u003cbr\u003e'An essential purchase' - \u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e'Breathtaking, fantastical' - BookPage \u003cbr\u003e'Exquisite' - \u003ci\u003eForeword Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e'Surreal' - \u003ci\u003eHorn Book\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e'A visually stunning allegory' - \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Shaun Tan","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50628755161305,"sku":"9781761180811","price":35.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0502\/9530\/8441\/files\/9781761180811.jpg?v=1791458758","url":"https:\/\/www.arielbooks.com.au\/products\/hometown-9781761180811","provider":"Ariel","version":"1.0","type":"link"}