All Princesses Die Before Dawn: A Graphic Novel

A beautifully illustrated graphic novel focusing on a single day in the life of a family whose issues reach a breaking point on the day following the death of Princess Diana

Three love stories, from budding desire to fading passion, play out within one family on a late summer’s day—a day that will change all their lives forever.

August 3, 1997. In the bathroom of his suburban home, eight-year-old Lulu is trying on his mom’s lipstick. He dreams of kissing his best friend, a neighborhood boy. Meanwhile, his teenage sister, Cam, covers her much-older boyfriend sneaking up to her bedroom by blasting the latest summer hits. In the kitchen, their mother is waiting for their father, who didn’t come home last night. On TV, newscasters are announcing the death of Princess Diana....

All Princesses Die Before Dawn is a devastating and richly illustrated slice-of-life graphic novel that has already found critical success in France. Topical and relevant to the issues many families in the United States and worldwide face today, it doesn’t shy away from addressing homophobia, emotional abuse, and broken families, but remains quietly optimistic about the strength of love and the human spirit as it does so.

Quentin Zuttion is an author and illustrator of graphic novels. His work explores bodies, modern love stories, and quests of self-discovery. He is also the illustrator of the SelfMadeHero title Call Me Nathan. He currently lives in France.