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.
| ISBN: | 9781782116356 |
| Publication date: | 3rd September 2015 |
| Author: | Jim Dodge, Harry Horse |
| Publisher: | Canongate Canons an imprint of Canongate Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 128 pages |
| Series: | Canons |
| Genres: |
Modern and Contemporary Fiction |