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

''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 TimesA hilarious and moving debut novel about a young woman who decides to turn a sentient blob into her perfect man...Vi Liu''s life is a mess. Having dropped out of college, she''s stuck in a job she hates at a local hotel. Her ex-boyfriend has blocked her and she''s lashing out at her family and co-workers. One night, drunk outside a drag club, she stumbles across a mysterious sentient blob. She takes it home, where she feeds it a diet of sugary cereal and reality TV. Slowly, she realises that she can shape the blob into her perfect man: someone 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 a catalyst for further disaster? Sharp, strange and very funny, BLOB is a delightful story about growing up, fucking up and learning how to be a real person.''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