Matilda Tristram
Probably Nothing
At 31, Matilda Tristram was 17 weeks pregnant and looking forward to having her first baby. Then she discovered she had cancer.
This touching and hilarious graphic memoir — or comic, as Matilda calls it — starts at the moment she was diagnosed, and ends when her
course of chemotherapy finished in October 2013. Recording the awkward conversations, the highs and lows of treatment, the mixed blessings
of receiving ‘Get Well’ cards, and the reality of still having to queue too long for croissants, Matilda captures her experiences with
characteristic style and warmth.
Her beautiful and boisterous son was born without complications and is reliably keeping her up most nights.
“A beautiful account... Apart from how funny Tristram’s comic is, it’s hard to pinpoint what makes it so magnetic... the honesty makes
you feel, as a reader, like a companion on her journey.” — Zoe Williams, The Guardian.
Matilda Tristram studied animation at the Royal College of Art, and has worked as a children’s writer, lecturer and
filmmaker. She was co-writer on two animated shows for CBeebies with Ragdoll Productions, The Adventures of Abney and Teal and Dipdap,
which won a BAFTA.
Proceeds from the ticket sales will be donated
to the registered charity Beating Bowel Cancer.
