This graphic novel chronicles the fictional life story of Alison Porter, whose talent as a painter blossoms in bohemian 1970s London.

Lizzy Stewart is a British illustrator and author who teaches illustration at Goldsmiths College in London. She has written and illustrated three picture books for children alongside Walking Distance, an illustrated essay, and It's Not What You Thought It Would Be, a graphic short-story collection. Her debut picture book There's a Tiger in the Garden won the Waterstones Children's Book Prize for Picture Books in 2017.