The Constant Rabbit: The Sunday Times bestseller by Jasper Fforde (English) Pape

Description: The Constant Rabbit by Jasper Fforde Jasper Ffordes Sunday Times bestselling new fantastical satire: what happens when a family of human-sized, human-like rabbits moves in next door? FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description THE NUMBER ONE BESTSELLING AUTHOR. THE MOST ORIGINAL BOOK OF 2021Sheer inventiveness, wit, complexity, erudition, unexpectedness and originality The Times***The village of Much Hemlock has always been a right-wing stronghold. British. Solid. Traditional. Then they move in. Theyre different from everyone else: they have a weird religion, an aggressive vegan agenda, and too many children. They may seem quiet and peace-loving, but who knows where it could lead?They are a family of human-sized rabbits, the result of an inexplicable anthropomorphising event half a century before. With a mass rehoming to Wales for 1.2 million rabbits looming, long-term resident Peter Knox is drawn from his customary spot on the fence and must choose his corner: a cosy job-for-life at the Rabbit Compliant Taskforce, or stand with the rabbits - and weather the full brunt of human savagery.Itll take a rabbit to teach a human humanity . . .PRAISE FOR JASPER FFORDEThe Constant Rabbit is Jasper Ffordes most chilling and realistic book yet Guardian You wont read anything quite like this in 2020 - or beyond that too CultureFly Is there anyone who can write satire quite like Fforde?. . . An astonishingly well-crafted work of social and political satire. Kirkus Fforde presents a milquetoast cog in an absurdly bureaucratic wheel, this time cleverly skewering Brexit, conservative politics, and white supremacy in this surprisingly uplifting tale of one man doing his best, even if it is the bare minimum. Booklist The Constant Rabbit is designed to shake readers out of that complacency: to recognise that merely holding liberal values is not enough to prevent the quickening advance of racism and xenophobia in this country. One must act. Financial Times A serious minded comedy Mail on Sunday READERS LOVE THE CONSTANT RABBITThis is Jasper Fforde at his absolute best. Clever, thought-provoking and relevant, whilst maintaining the absurdity that we have come to love Fforde for 5*A real classic - the sort of book that will be read in fifty or a hundred years time 5*[Jasper Ffordes] ability to take something relatively normal and turn it on its head is sublime, ridiculous and so enjoyable! Quirky, funny, satirical tale with pertinent reflections on current times. 5*This book couldnt have come at a better time. Frighteningly poignant given the state of world. Its a truly wonderful piece of work Author Biography Jasper Fforde spent twenty years in the film business before debuting on the New York Times bestseller list with The Eyre Affair in 2001. Since then he has written another fifteen novels, including the Number One Sunday Times bestseller One of our Thursdays is Missing, and the Last Dragonslayer series, adapted for television by Sky. Fforde lives and works in his adopted nation of Wales. Visit Jaspers website, , find him on Facebook, , and follow him on Twitter at twitter.com/jasperfforde. Review A serious minded comedy - Mail on SundayA political satire cloaked in Ffordes trademark bizarre whimsy, the novel reads like a crazed cross between Watership Down and Nineteen Eighty-Four. - GuardianFfordes engaging writing has created a story that is a clever blend of the biting allegorical satire we expect from Orwells greatest hits and the good-natured adventures of Michael Bonds naive and kind-hearted Paddington Bear. - SciFi NowJasper Ffordes most chilling and realistic book yet - GuardianIts huge fun too, with all the inventive wordplay, impeccable worldbuilding and fiendish plotting that Ffordes "Constant Readers" have come to expect. - SFXFuelled by Ffordes trademark wit, imagination and brilliantly bizarre world-building... You wont read anything quite like this in 2020 - or beyond that too. - CultureFlyA born wordsmith of effervescent imagination - Independent Long Description THE NUMBER ONE BESTSELLING AUTHOR. THE MOST ORIGINAL BOOK OF 2021 Sheer inventiveness, wit, complexity, erudition, unexpectedness and originality The Times *** The village of Much Hemlock has always been a right-wing stronghold. British. Solid. Traditional. Then they move in. Theyre different from everyone else: they have a weird religion, an aggressive vegan agenda, and too many children. They may seem quiet and peace-loving, but who knows where it could lead?They are a family of human-sized rabbits, the result of an inexplicable anthropomorphising event half a century before. With a mass rehoming to Wales for 1.2 million rabbits looming, long-term resident Peter Knox is drawn from his customary spot on the fence and must choose his corner: a cosy job-for-life at the Rabbit Compliant Taskforce, or stand with the rabbits - and weather the full brunt of human savagery. Itll take a rabbit to teach a human humanity . . . PRAISE FOR JASPER FFORDE The Constant Rabbit is Jasper Ffordes most chilling and realistic book yet Guardian You wont read anything quite like this in 2020 - or beyond that too CultureFly Is there anyone who can write satire quite like Fforde?. . . An astonishingly well-crafted work of social and political satire . Kirkus Fforde presents a milquetoast cog in an absurdly bureaucratic wheel, this time cleverly skewering Brexit, conservative politics, and white supremacy in this surprisingly uplifting tale of one man doing his best , even if it is the bare minimum. Booklist The Constant Rabbit is designed to shake readers out of that complacency : to recognise that merely holding liberal values is not enough to prevent the quickening advance of racism and xenophobia in this country. One must act. Financial Times A serious minded comedy Mail on Sunday READERS LOVE THE CONSTANT RABBIT This is Jasper Fforde at his absolute best. Clever, thought-provoking and relevant, whilst maintaining the absurdity that we have come to love Fforde for 5* A real classic - the sort of book that will be read in fifty or a hundred years time 5* [Jasper Ffordes] ability to take something relatively normal and turn it on its head is sublime, ridiculous and so enjoyable! Quirky, funny, satirical tale with pertinent reflections on current times. 5* This book couldnt have come at a better time. Frighteningly poignant given the state of world. Its a truly wonderful piece of work Review Quote A serious minded comedy - Mail on SundayA political satire cloaked in Ffordes trademark bizarre whimsy, the novel reads like a crazed cross between Watership Down and Nineteen Eighty-Four . - GuardianFfordes engaging writing has created a story that is a clever blend of the biting allegorical satire we expect from Orwells greatest hits and the good-natured adventures of Michael Bonds naive and kind-hearted Paddington Bear. - SciFi NowJasper Ffordes most chilling and realistic book yet - GuardianIts huge fun too, with all the inventive wordplay, impeccable worldbuilding and fiendish plotting that Ffordes "Constant Readers" have come to expect. - SFXFuelled by Ffordes trademark wit, imagination and brilliantly bizarre world-building... You wont read anything quite like this in 2020 - or beyond that too. - CultureFlyA born wordsmith of effervescent imagination - IndependentLovely little satire... wonderfully imaginative and very funny. - Spectator Promotional "Headline" Jasper Ffordes Sunday Times bestselling new fantastical satire: what happens when a family of human-sized, human-like rabbits moves in next door? Details ISBN1444763644 Publisher Hodder & Stoughton ISBN-10 1444763644 ISBN-13 9781444763645 Author Jasper Fforde Language English Format Paperback Pages 320 Short Title The Constant Rabbit Year 2021 DEWEY 823.92 Country of Publication United Kingdom Publication Date 2021-07-22 UK Release Date 2021-07-22 Imprint Hodder Paperback Subtitle The Sunday Times bestseller Audience General NZ Release Date 2021-06-28 AU Release Date 2021-06-28 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. 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