Truly original, witty and well-observed... A work of genius * Sunday Telegraph * A tour de force of comic storytelling -- Roger Sabin * Observer * Wickedly funny... This book is so good that one can hardly bear to reach the end * Daily Mail * Hilarious... Gemma Bovery deliciously exploits Posy Simmonds' talent for observing, in words and in pictures, the absurdities of daily life among the aspiring metropolitan middle class at home and abroad * The Times *
Posy Simmonds is the author of many books for adults and children, including Gemma Bovery, Lulu and the Flying Babies and Fred, the film of which was nominated for an Oscar. She has won international awards for her work, including the 2009 Grand prix de la critique bande dessine for Tamara Drewe and the 2024 Grand Prix at Frances Angoulme International Comics festival for a lifetime's achievement. Both Gemma Bovery and Tamara Drewe have been made into successful feature films. Her third graphic novel, Cassandra Darke was published in 2018. She lives in London.