Fup
£9.99
A Modern Fable
by Dodge, Jim, Horse, Harry | Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
Published 03/09/2015 by Canongate Books (Canongate Canons) in the United Kingdom as part of the Canons series
Paperback | 128 pages
In stock
Description
There’s Grandaddy Jake Santee, 99 years old, an unreformed gambler, cranky reprobate and fierce opponent of the work ethic. Thanks to his home-distilled hooch, Ol’ Death Whisper, he reckons he’s in with good shot at immortality. And then there’s Tiny, adopted at the age of four by Grandaddy Jake, a giant young man as gentle as Jake is belligerent. And then there’s Fup, an uncompromising twenty-pound mallard, partial to a drink herself, whose unique presence transforms the Santee household. Hilarious, heartwarming and magical, Fup is a contemporary fable that inspires an almost evangelical fervour in all who read it. It is a work of enormous originality with a giant heart.



