Rosemary Elizabeth Simmonds, known as Posy Simmonds, is a British cartoonist and author celebrated for her graphic novels and children's books. Her work is characterized by its gentle satire of the English middle classes, particularly those with a literary bent. Simmonds frequently draws inspiration from 18th- and 19th-century gothic novels, imbuing them with an ironic, modernist sensibility. Her narratives often feature doomed heroines, exploring the complexities of modern life with wit and insight.
In May 1977 Posy Simmonds, an unknown young illustrator, started drawing a weekly comic strip for the Guardian. The strip soon focused on three 1950s school friends in their later middle-class and nearly middle-aged lives: Wendy Weber, a former nurse married to polytechnic sociology lecturer George with a large brood of children;
Lavender the rabbit avoids danger but is teased into attending a party with foxes. When the foxes confront the rabbits, Lavender's bravery shines, and she returns home as a heroine.
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 discovers he has been leading an exciting double life . . . 'Enchanting, an instant classic' Sunday Telegraph'Fred is pure delight' Guardian
A humorous story about a baker cat and his mice friends.
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.
Lulu is going to be a bridesmaid, but the night before the wedding she eats too much chocolate and is very poorly. Lulu has a nap to feel better, but before long she is woken up by someone crying. Join Lulu on her very chocolatey escapades as she tries to rescue the wedding cake's sugar bride from some mice who have a very sweet tooth.
In Simmonds's latest nuanced, warm-hearted satire a heartless art dealer makes a discovery that pushes her out of grim rut and into a dark quest. Guardian, 50 of the Biggest Books to Look Out For in Autumn 2018
Winner of the Grand Prix 2009 de la Critique Bande Dessinee.People are drawn to Tamara Drewe, male and female. In the remote village where her late mother lived Tamara arrives to clear up the house.First appearing as a serial in the Guardian, in book form Tamara Drewe has been enlarged, embellished and lovingly improved by the author.
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 writer's (and reader's) calling with her inimitable flair for witty satire and sharp social observation.
The brilliant graphic novel behind the major new film starring Gemma Aterton (Quantum of Solace), Jason Flemyng (Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels), Fabrice Luchini (In the House) and Mel Raido (Spooks)Gemma is the bored, pretty second wife of Charlie Bovery, the reluctant stepmother of his children and the bete-noire of his ex-wife. schovat popis