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Gemma is the bored, pretty second wife of Charlie Bovery, the reluctant stepmother of his children and the bete-noire of his ex-wife. Gemma's sudden windfall and distaste for London take them across the Channel to Normandy, where the charms of French country living soon wear off.

Winner of the Grand Prix 2009 de la Critique Bande Dessinée. Tamara Drewe has transformed herself.

***WINNER OF THE COMEDY WOMEN IN PRINT PRIZE 2020***'Simmonds is a copper-bottomed genius... she is as brilliant a writer as Britain has' Jenny Colgan, Mail OnlineCassandra Darke is an art dealer, mean, selfish, solitary by nature, living in Chelsea in a house worth £7 million.She has become a social pariah, but doesn't much care. Between one Christmas and the next, she has sullied the reputation of a West End gallery and has acquired a conviction for fraud, a suspended sentence and a bank balance drained by lawsuits. On the scale of villainy, fraud seems to Cassandra a rather paltry offence - her own crime involving 'no violence, no weapon, no dead body'.But in Cassandra's basement, her young ex-lodger, Nicki, has left a surprise, something which implies at least violence and probably a body . . . Something which forces Cassandra out of her rich enclave and onto the streets. Not those local streets paved with gold and lit with festive glitter, but grimmer, darker places, where she must make the choice between self-sacrifice and running for her life.

Fred’s owners, Sophie and Nick, think he is the laziest cat in the world, but who knows what goes on after dark? It’s only after their beloved pet dies, that they discover he has been leading an exciting double life... 'Enchanting, an instant classic' Sunday Telegraph 'Fred is pure delight' Guardian

Lulu doesn't want to be stuck in a museum, she wants to play outside in the snow! She sits on the bench and sniffs. Before she knows it the flying babies have escaped a painting and swept her off her feet. Lulu is flown into a whimiscal, magical adventure through a world of pictures, meeting Kings, growling at tigers and getting lost in the woods.

First published in 2003, Literary Life became an instant classic as readers (and writers) delighted in watching Posy Simmonds skewer the pains and pretensions of the writerâ??s (and readerâ??s) calling with her inimitable flair for witty satire and sharp social observation.

Posy Simmonds hurga en las pretensiones del mundillo literario con su habitual talento para la s tira ligera e ingeniosa y su profunda capacidad de observaci n. En esta recopilaci n de vi etas publicadas en The Guardian entre 2002 y 2005, Posy Simmonds afila su pluma y su ingenio para hacer un retrato despiadado del mundillo literario. Con su extraordinario don para observar y parodiar, repasa con humor los rasgos caracter sticos de quienes hacen de la literatura su forma de vida. Escritoras que sufren de «bloqueo rural cuando se mudan al campo y entonces se dedican a teclear sus fantas as sexuales en un ordenador port til, haciendo malabares con los dilemas del feminismo y la maternidad; autores que padecen de «egotitis aguda cuando entran en contacto con su p blico durante las firmas de ejemplares, se quejan de los cr ticos y deploran tener que «pasar por el aro de los medios ; peque os libreros que luchan por sobrevivir y que deben lidiar con clientes recalcitrantes y comerciales que intentan colocarles el ltimo libro de una gran celebridad: nadie se libra de recibir su merecido... con cari o, eso s . Hilarante, esclarecedor y maravillosamente dibujado, El mundillo literario encantar y matar de risa a los fans de la autora de Gemma Bovery, Tamara Drewe y Cassandra Darke. ENGLISH DESCRIPTION A brilliant collection of 'Literary Life' cartoons, by the author of Gemma Bovery This book consists of approximately fifty 'Literary Life' cartoons which were serialised weekly every Saturday in the Guardian 's Review section from November 2002 until December 2004, and two short stories, 'Murder at Matabele Mansions' and 'Cinderella'. Posy Simmonds examines the pretensions of the literary world with her customary flair for light, witty satire and social observation. Women writers suffer 'Rustic Block' after moving to the countryside, type their sexual fantasies into their laptop, and (in 'Enemies of Promise') juggle the dilemmas of feminism and motherhood. Male authors are shown suffering the ego-perils of coming into contact with the public at book signings, and complain about reviewers and 'media hoops'. Jealousies and rivalries emerge out of reading groups; struggling small booksellers have to deal with recalcitrant customers or sales reps pushing the latest celebrity book. Simmonds' penchant for literary pastiche and parody is given full rein, as in 'Murder at Matebele Mansions'. And she wickedly suggests a family's fixed smiles as a young girl explains the plot of her Harry Potter book ... Funny, insightful and beautifully drawn, Literary Life will delight fans of Gemma Bovery.

Löst baserad på romanen Fjärran från vimlets yra (1920) av den engelske författaren Thomas Hardy har Posy Simmonds skapat ett drama i serieformat som väl speglar ett härligt grymt England av idag. Serien gick ursprungligen som veckostrip i The Guardian och blev vinnare av kritikerpriset Prix de la critique på International Comics Festival i Angoulême 2009. Boken har även filmatiserats av Stephen Frears där Gemma Aderton spelade rollen som Tamara. Boken inleds med ett förord av Andres Lokko. Långt ut på den engelska landsbygden driver mr och mrs Hardiman ett gästhem för författare, Stonefield Farm. Där ägnar mrs Hardiman stor omsorg åt att ta hand om gästerna, renskriver manus, tar hand om gårdens djur, serverar eftermiddagste och ser till att mr Hardiman, gästerna och de anställda har allt de kan önska av lugn, komfort och service. Inget tycks hota idyllen till den dagen då flickan från granngården oväntat återvänder från London. Med sin perfekta (opererade) näsa och sin karismatiska utstrålning påverkar Tamara alla som kommer i hennes närhet, den ständigt otrogne författaren, lantbrukaren, den frustrerade forskaren, rockmusikern och ortens uttråkade ungdomar. Tamaras oemotståndliga skönhet och faiblesse för farliga förbindelser leder oundvikligen fram till tragedier som både är gripande och absurda. Detta är en serie fylld med brittisk humor och så nära en bra feel good-serie man kan komma.

Viiltävä satiiri rakkaudesta, unelmista ja petoksesta. Gemma Bovery on brittisarjakuvan helmi, terävä ja viihdyttävä romaani, jonka tekijä palkittiin Angoulêmen sarjakuvafestivaalien pääpalkinnolla 2024. Kun Gemma ja hänen miehensä Charlie muuttavat Lontoosta pikkukylään Normandiassa, he eivät arvaa mitä edessä on. Gemman unelma patongituoksuisesta maalaisidyllistä törmää pian kulttuurieroihin, vuotaviin kattoihin ja tylsistymiseen – kunnes Gemma kohtaa ihanan Hervén. Gemma Bovery on dekkarisävyinen tragikomedia, joka ammentaa vapaasti Gustave Flaubertin Rouva Bovary -klassikon aineksista. Siitä on tehty myös elokuva. ”Ratkiriemukas kirja – – Posy Simmondsin herkullinen Gemma Bovery havainnoi menestystä janoavan urbaanin keskiluokan arkea kaikessa naurettavuudessaan taidokkaasti sanoin ja kuvin.” The Times. Posy Simmonds (s. 1945) on Ison-Britannian arvostetuimpia sarjakuvantekijöitä. Guardian-lehteen pitkään piirtänyt Simmonds on valittu kotimaassaan vuoden pilapiirtäjäksi 1981. Angoulêmen elämäntyöpalkinnon lisäksi hän on voittanut mm. sveitsiläisen Töpffer-sarjakuvapalkinnon.