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New York, 1940. Navit, a young, penniless singer, inherits ownership of an old-fashioned girlie magazine: "Gentlemind." Combative, intelligent, and audacious, she sets herself up as the publication's new director and takes on the immense challenge of turning it into a modern magazine. Haunted by the memory of her lover who left for the front lines of Europe, she must confront the realities of an American society that is in its golden years, but remains highly patriarchal. A deeply touching story spanning three decades, relating the American dream from a woman's perspective!"Gentlemind is one of the comics to read this year. It straddles both the Europe and America of the 1940s, with its setting and tone being New York City, while its feel is definitely European. Juan Díaz Canales & Teresa Valero capture something of the spirit of those times and their story has a soul of its own, which Lapone's art animates to another level." The Comics Journal

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New York, 1940. Navit, a young, penniless singer, inherits ownership of an old-fashioned girlie magazine: "Gentlemind." Combative, intelligent, and audacious, she sets herself up as the publication's new director and takes on the immense challenge of turning it into a modern magazine. Haunted by the memory of her lover who left for the front lines of Europe, she must confront the realities of an American society that is in its golden years, but remains highly patriarchal. A deeply touching story spanning three decades, relating the American dream from a woman's perspective!"Gentlemind is one of the comics to read this year. It straddles both the Europe and America of the 1940s, with its setting and tone being New York City, while its feel is definitely European. Juan Díaz Canales & Teresa Valero capture something of the spirit of those times and their story has a soul of its own, which Lapone's art animates to another level." The Comics Journal

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A deeply touching story spanning three decades, relating the American dream from a woman's perspective!1940s New York. Navit and Arch, a couple of young artists, lead a frugal life together in Brooklyn. While Arch desperately seeks work as an illustrator, Navit goes to work at a cabaret owned by billionaire H. W. Powell, who wastes little time in staking his claim to her. Distraught, Arch flees New York to join the front lines of the war in Europe... Shortly thereafter, upon Powell's death, Navit is left at the head of "Gentlemind," an old-fashioned men's magazine. A feminist ahead of her time, Navit seizes her chance to reshape "Gentlemind" and bring it into the national spotlight, with the help of the eloquent and seductive lawyer Waldo Trigo. However, despite the passing years, Navit is still haunted by the memory of Arch. And she must face a rapidly changing society that's threatening to spell an end to her newfound magazine empire...

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