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The Constant Rabbit by Jasper Fforde is set in a world similar to our own, except there was an event fifty five years ago when a small number of rabbits anthropomorphised. Now there are a couple more (1.2 million or so) rabbits of human size that live in the UK.
Peter Knox is a rabbit spotter who works for the government, and lives in a small village into which a rabbit family moves. This causes uproar in the village, especially amongst those who support the United Kingdom Against Rabbit Population party.
Jasper Fforde is a hilarious, insightful author with comments made about his fantastic UK which have bearing on Brexit and Black Lives Matter.
I’ve read and enjoyed lots of Jasper Fforde’s books, from his Thursday Next series set in a world of books, to Shades of Grey, where people can see one shade of colour, and the shade that you can see shows your class, to Early Riser, where people sleep through the winter, except for a few individuals. If you enjoy satire and surrealist humour (think Eddie Izzard – I’ve added a sketch of his that always stands out in my mind below), then you will enjoy this book!
The Constant Rabbit came out on 2nd July, and here are links to Amazon and Waterstones. I’ve found a link to where you can search for local bookshops, including independent!
You can follow Jasper Fforde on his website, Instagramor twitter.
I was given this book for free in return for an unbiased review, so my thanks to NetGalley and to Hodder & Stoughton (the publishers) for this book.