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Fluffy

bySimone Lia

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Fluffy is story of unanswerable questions, love, despair, adventure and happiness. Fluffy is a baby rabbit who is being looked after by an anxious, single man called Michael Pulcino. Michael tries to make it clear to Fluffy that he is not his daddy, but Fluffy appears to be in denial. Michael is being pursued by Fluffy's nursery school teacher, and partly to escape her, he and Fluffy set off to visit his family in Sicily.

Will Michael escape her? Will Fluffy come to terms with the reality that he is not a human being? All is at least partly resolved in Simone Lia's utterly irresistible graphic novel.

Lia's pages are innovative and varied... compulsively readable

Guardian

About Simone Lia

Simone Lia is a British-Maltese comic artist and author, known for her long-running weekly cartoon in The Observer, where her sharp wit and gentle humour bring to life a cast of memorable, often anthropomorphic characters. Her comic strips have appeared in The Guardian, The Independent on Sunday, The Phoenix, and have been featured in exhibitions including the Rude Britannia show at the Tate Britain. Her graphic novels include Fluffy and Please God, Find Me a Husband!, alongside children’s books like Billy Bean’s Dream. Simone’s latest graphic novel, How to Make Life Better When it Feels Like It’s Getting Worse is out in September 2025.
Details
  • Series: Fluffy #1
  • Imprint: Jonathan Cape
  • ISBN: 9780224089241
  • Length: 192 pages
  • Dimensions: 171mm x 17mm x 161mm
  • Weight: 343g
  • Price: £9.99