The author and artist have worked together before (I reviewed Snow, Glass, Apples HERE) but this is different to reflect the written text. The original artwork reflects this, as the artist explains at the end of the book. As if this wasn’t enough, there’s tea, cake, and other ancient relics involved. The story veers between quaintly whimsical and romantic (in the wider sense of the word.) As the title suggests, it is about love, but also honour, about loyalty and maintaining grace and dignity, what I guess these days would be referred to as “old-fashioned standards”. This is a lovely short story from Neil’s earlier writing – the story was first published in Smoke and Mirrors in 1998 – and as it is with the best of such collaborations, the artwork does it justice. The granny politely refuses, and the offers keep being raised, until at last the trade is made. The result of this is the arrival of a knight who wishes to trade the Grail for other items so that he can complete his quest. Whitaker, an elderly widow, buys the Holy Grail in a charity shop, and takes it home to put on her mantlepiece.
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