Fup: A Modern Fable

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.

Reviews of Fup: A Modern Fable

* You'll love it. Independent on Sunday * Delightful and constantly surprising. Jim Dodge has produced something rare: a fairy tale that is wonderfully down to earth. Daily Telegraph * Short, sharp and wickedly funny. Elle * This novel is fupped uck. The Times * Stupendous. It is a jewel, a gem, a diamond in the cesspool of life. San Francisco Chronicle A short, masterful and unusual fable. The Times * A timeless fable that is vibrant, vital, poetic and full of humanity, this is a short but perfectly formed work that you can come back to again and again. Waterstone's Books Quarterly