BLOB A Love Story — Maggie Su

Witty and wild Harper s Bazaar A strange but uniquely beautiful concept of a love story that delves into care compassion and what it is to be human Stylist This is a sharp funny and poignant look at what it means to connect with another being and yourself Weike Wang New York TimesRecently dumped and stuck in a dead end job Vi s life is a lonely mess That is until she stumbles across a mysterious sentient blob outside a drag club She takes it home feeding it a diet of cereal and reality TV Soon Vi realises she can shape her gelatinous companion into the perfect man attentive outgoing and with more than a passing resemblance to Ryan Gosling But is Bob the blob really the answer to all her problems or just a catalyst for further disaster Maggie Su s debut novel is nothing if not surprising The Times Book of the Month A modern day Mrs Caliban BLOB is a book that looks at identity and desire in profoundly interesting ways Kevin Wilson author of Nothing to See Here Just brilliant utterly original charming and funny weirdly real and really weird I can t stop thinking about this book and I m telling everyone I know to read it Kate Davies author of In at the Deep End Tanıtım Bülteninden