Swiss comics artist Cosey tells the story of Art and Ian, Vietnam vets and childhood pals, and the elusive Shirley, the love of their youth. Art's marriage is on the rocks and he's been drinking and thinking about the past, while Ian is a philandering free spirit and canine dentist ready for a little adventure. Their mutual and competitive affection for Shirley brings the two to Rome, where they discover, to their surprise, that she's now an iconoclastic (and very sexy) nun. The reunion rekindles past emotional conflicts ...
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Swiss comics artist Cosey tells the story of Art and Ian, Vietnam vets and childhood pals, and the elusive Shirley, the love of their youth. Art's marriage is on the rocks and he's been drinking and thinking about the past, while Ian is a philandering free spirit and canine dentist ready for a little adventure. Their mutual and competitive affection for Shirley brings the two to Rome, where they discover, to their surprise, that she's now an iconoclastic (and very sexy) nun. The reunion rekindles past emotional conflicts between the three, but Shirley's deepest concern is for a young illegal Vietnamese refugee. Looking deep into the soul of American life, Cosey offers us a moving, accomplished tale.
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