Gemma Bovery
Posy Simmonds
This ‘graphic novel’ is a take on the French classic Madame Bovery. In this story Gemma, an English woman, goes to live in northern France with her husband. The author makes a number of telling points about the English living in France.
Doreen described Gemma Bovery as funny, well drawn and very enjoyable.
Doreen 13/2/00
This was the book of the comic strip which had appeared in the Guardian.
Gavin had thoroughly enjoyed it and had found it very funny. It operated at quite a sophisticated level for a cartoon. The drawings were good especially the fact that Gemma changes shape as the book progresses. It helped to have read Madame Bovery to get all the puns.
Gavin 03/06/01
The frames have gone all funny - click to make it good.