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Petrozavodsk
Sometimes Google doesn’t have all the answers.
Alison McCreesh is on the Russian leg of a circumpolar journey, family in tow, when she discovers a lump in her breast. Worried about the possibilities and concerned about navigating an unfamiliar healthcare system, McCreesh turns to Google for reassurance, but finds none. Reluctantly, she embarks on a new excursion—to find a doctor and a diagnosis in the town she’s visiting. As a local guide escorts her from place to place with only the sparsest of explanations, McCreesh’s anxiety mounts.
Petrozavodsk is an intimate look at what it’s like to be vulnerable in a place where you don’t know the language or the protocols—tinged with McCreesh’s trademark humour and heart.
Alison McCreesh is on the Russian leg of a circumpolar journey, family in tow, when she discovers a lump in her breast. Worried about the possibilities and concerned about navigating an unfamiliar healthcare system, McCreesh turns to Google for reassurance, but finds none. Reluctantly, she embarks on a new excursion—to find a doctor and a diagnosis in the town she’s visiting. As a local guide escorts her from place to place with only the sparsest of explanations, McCreesh’s anxiety mounts.
Petrozavodsk is an intimate look at what it’s like to be vulnerable in a place where you don’t know the language or the protocols—tinged with McCreesh’s trademark humour and heart.
126 pages, Paperback
Published October 1, 2021
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About the author
Alison McCreesh
6 books12 followersAlison McCreesh is a Canadian fibre artist, cartoonist and illustrator living in Yellowknife.
After graduating from the University of Quebec with a bachelor's degree in Fine Arts in 2009, McCreesh traveled extensively throughout Northern Canada. These travels are often the subject of her illustrations, comics and travelogues.
Alison’s books include the graphic novels Ramshackle: A Yellowknife Story (2015) and Degrees of Separation: a Decade North of 60 (2024).
After graduating from the University of Quebec with a bachelor's degree in Fine Arts in 2009, McCreesh traveled extensively throughout Northern Canada. These travels are often the subject of her illustrations, comics and travelogues.
Alison’s books include the graphic novels Ramshackle: A Yellowknife Story (2015) and Degrees of Separation: a Decade North of 60 (2024).
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December 20, 2023
This is one Chapter of the author’s forthcoming graphic novel Degrees of Separation, looking forward to reading the entire story in 2024
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