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Brighton-based publisher Myriad has signed a graphic novel by artist and academic Una.
Unbecoming is based on Una's own experiences of life in West Yorkshire in the 1970s, when police were hunting the Yorkshire Ripper. The book explores violence against women and the culture that surrounds it.
Myriad creative director Corinne Pearlman signed world rights from the author. She said: "Una’s compelling narrative, both in words and pictures, is not a comfortable read, but it is both moving and beautiful. Despite today’s high-profile prosecutions of historic abuse perpetrators, gender violence is endemic in our culture. Una’s story is individual, and universal. It is one we will never forget."
Unbecoming will be published in July 2015.