Desperate Pleasures Drama of a pair of characters

of a pair of characters on the cusp

2020 (originally released 2009)

Elephant Personable and wise

all Vera wants to do is fit in—but that’s not easy for a Russian girl in the suburbs

Desperate Pleasures Drama of a pair of charactersBy M. S. Harkness. Published by Uncivilized Books. Softcover, 220 pages, B&W, 2020. "[Desperate Pleasures] captures the stark settings of exurbia: chaotic hipster bars, lonely diners, snowbound neighborhoods at night. Fans of Tinderella will certainly be happy to catch up with Harkness here, and its an equally fresh anti romance for newcomers to her work."Publishers Weekly In M. S. Harknesss second graphic novel, Desperate Pleasures, she weaves in and