Wrinkles [Hardcover]

Retired bank manager Emilio, suffering from Alzheimers, is taken to anassisted living home by his son. He befriends his roommate Miguel, an overconfident ladies man. Together, they employ clever tricks tokeep the doctors from noticing Emilios ongoing deterioration  and keephim from being transferred to the dreaded confinement of the top floor ofthe facility. ( Better to die than to end up there. Their determination to stayactive as individuals and maintain their dignity culminates in an adventurous escape.Roco's visual style is an appealing, effective amalgamation of cartoonishness and realism... distinguished by its gentle humor and sympathetic if ultimately unsparing compassion.This distressing yet humorous story offers an empathetic glimpse of the brave humanity of aging people and the challenges in caring for them.In this graphic novel that inspired the award-winning animated film (starring Martin Sheen and Matthew Modine), two men whimsically escape an assisted living home to avoid confinement.