{"product_id":"each-day-a-small-victory-paperback","title":"Each Day a Small Victory - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eChips Hardy\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eOscar Grillo\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBRITISH COMEDY AWARD winner, Chips Hardy's debut novel, \u003ci\u003eEach Day a Small Victory \u003c\/i\u003eis \"...is not just a rich, sensuous, deeply humorous animal story - it is also a brilliant celebration of life, death and the whole damn thing.\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMeet Max. He's made a name for himself as a rabid psychopath who uses random acts of violence to instigate a campaign of terror. He feels his blood thirsty reputation is undeserved and wants to set the record straight.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eEach Day a Small Victory \u003c\/i\u003eis a month-by-month look at Max's fraught and bloody encounters, as both the hunter and the hunted. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen Max turns nasty and his killer instinct kicks in, \u003ci\u003eEach Day a Small Victory \u003c\/i\u003egets to the bloody heart of the adrenaline-fuelled chase as blind panic often overtakes his chosen victim. Max isa stoat, one of nature's most efficient hunters. \u003cbr\u003eMax, ever the opportunist, takes full advantage of the rhythms and cycles of nature. Who will be next for the kill? As the year progresses and the body count mounts up, will Max avoid meeting the same bloody and gory fate that he has inflicted on so many others? \u003cbr\u003eBe prepared to be shocked, Max doesn't have time for humans with a romantic vision of the countryside. \u003cbr\u003eAnimals were harmed in the writing of this book. \u003cbr\u003eIllustrated in colour by Cannes Palme' d'Or winning animator and illustrator, Oscar Grillo.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Pulp Fiction meets Wind in the Willows.\" -- Jake Arnott, Author of \u003ci\u003eThe Long Firm\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The memorable feat of a quirky and engaging imagination.\"\u003ci\u003e Sir Roy Strong\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"I've been reading a remarkable little book - \u003ci\u003eEach Day a Small Victory\u003c\/i\u003e by Chips Hardy. It's a kind of cute animal tale with a twist - it ain't cute! Far from it. This is anthropomorphic nature red in tooth and claw, with a twist of black humour. The anti-hero of the book, Max, is a stoat whose only aim in life is to find his next meal, while avoiding becoming someone else's. In that sense, it's the most honest animal story I've ever come across, and it's a great read. Chips clearly knows his countryside very well indeed - there is plenty of detail about the various animal characters and their habits. He is a British Comedy Award winner. The book has some stunning illustration by Oscar Grillo, who has worked on Monsters Inc and Men in Black, among others.\" -- \u003ci\u003eSporting Shooter \u003c\/i\u003eMagazine\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChips Hardy\u003c\/b\u003e is a British Comedy Award winner and has produced and written for television and the theatre. Most recently he created and wrote \u003ci\u003eTaboo \u003c\/i\u003efor the BBC starring his son, Tom Hardy. He was born in 1950 in Ealing, London. He went to Cambridge, and threw himself into The Very Modern Novel, Situationism and other more established university theatricals. In 1972 he flirted with BBC Drama and subsequently veered off, into advertising as the international Creative Director for JWT.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 07, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42727487701055,"sku":"9781948585613","price":20.74,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/463027060f7dbc9209c5ad726e4f24a0.webp?v=1765115018","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/each-day-a-small-victory-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}