BRITISH COMEDY AWARD winner, Chips Hardy's debut novel,
Each Day a Small Victory
is "...is not just a rich, sensuous, deeply humorous animal story - it is also a brilliant celebration of life, death and the whole damn thing."
Meet 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.
is a month-by-month look at Max's fraught and bloody encounters, as both the hunter and the hunted.
When Max turns nasty and his killer instinct kicks in,
gets 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.
Max, 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?
Be prepared to be shocked, Max doesn't have time for humans with a romantic vision of the countryside.
Animals were harmed in the writing of this book.
Illustrated in colour by Cannes Palme' d'Or winning animator and illustrator, Oscar Grillo.
"Pulp Fiction meets Wind in the Willows."  — Jake Arnott, Author of
The Long Firm
"The memorable feat of a quirky and engaging imagination."
Sir Roy Strong
"I've been reading a remarkable little book -
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." —
Sporting Shooter
Magazine