Constant Rabbit

Jasper Fforde

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Hodder & Stoughton
02 July 2020

Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945); Science fiction; Fantasy; Humour; Humorous Fantasy; Dystopia; Humorous Sci-Fi; Animals

THE NUMBER ONE BESTSELLING AUTHOR

'The Constant Rabbit is Jasper Fforde's most chilling and realistic book yet' Guardian

'You won't read anything quite like this in 2020 - or beyond that too' CultureFly
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England, 2020.

There are 1.2 million human-sized rabbits living in the UK.

They can walk, talk and drive cars, the result of an Inexplicable Anthropomorphising Event fifty-five years ago.

And a family of rabbits is about to move into Much Hemlock, a cosy little village where life revolves around summer fetes, jam-making, gossipy corner stores, and the oh-so-important Best Kept Village awards.

No sooner have the rabbits arrived than the villagers decide they must depart. But Mrs Constance Rabbit is made of sterner stuff, and her family are behind her. Unusually, so are their neighbours, long-time residents Peter Knox and his daughter Pippa, who soon find that you can be a friend to rabbits or humans, but not both.

With a blossoming romance, acute cultural differences, enforced rehoming to a MegaWarren in Wales, and the full power of the ruling United Kingdom Anti Rabbit Party against them, Peter and Pippa are about to question everything they'd ever thought about their friends, their nation, and their species.

It'll take a rabbit to teach a human humanity . . .

PRAISE FOR JASPER FFORDE

'Sheer inventiveness, wit, complexity, erudition, unexpectedness and originality' The Times

'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
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'A real classic - the

By: Jasper Fforde
Imprint: Hodder & Stoughton
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 236mm, Width: 158mm, Spine: 36mm
Weight: 520g
ISBN: 9781444763621
ISBN 10: 1444763628
Pages: 320
Publication Date: 02 July 2020
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

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 twelve 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 Jasper's website, www.jasperfforde.com, find him on Facebook, www.facebook.com/jasperffordebooks, and follow him on Twitter at twitter.com/jasperfforde.

Reviews for Constant Rabbit

Endlessly imaginative and distinctively quirky - Mail on Sunday on Early Riser Unique blend of comic dystopia and quirky British cosiness - Guardian on Early Riser No summaries can do justice to [Fforde's] sheer inventiveness, wit, complexity, erudition, unexpectedness and originality' - The Times A born wordsmith of effervescent imagination - Independent Brilliantly funny . . . His relentless imagination and his affection for his characters are contagious and irresistible - New York Times

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Constant Rabbit

Jasper Fforde

$49.99

Hardback

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