The Hiraeth Club - Full Comic

The Hiraeth Club is a 68-page comic about grief and loss.

‘Hiraeth’ is a Welsh word which apparently has no direct English translation, while it is linked to the general feeling of longing, it also evokes an irretrievable loss – a unique blend of place, time and people that can never be recreated. Being Welsh myself, it seemed a good fit for the tone of this story. 

My sister died around 20 years ago, but I still find myself going to text her about something in the news. Part of me knows exactly what she would think about a news story but, of course, 20 years would have passed for her too, so it’s entirely possible that she would be a completely different person to the one I knew all those years ago. Thoughts like this sometimes keep me up at night. In all honestly, the story I am writing is my second attempt at it - I abandoned an earlier version as it was just too emotionally difficult. With this second attempt, I have drawn it from the point of view of a representational figure - Gerald - with whom I can voice my thoughts, while also having a story of his own, which is somewhat removed from what I went through.

I hope the following tale resonates with readers.

THC made the shortlist for the 1st Graphic Novel Award in November 2023: https://www.brokenfrontier.com/first-graphic-novel-2023-shortlist/