
How to Make Life Better When it Feels Like it's Getting Worse
Simone Lia(Author)
Jonathan Cape (Publisher)
Published on 18. September 2025
Book
Hardback
176 pages
978-0-224-10145-5 (ISBN)
Description
Fluffy Pulcino is nearly all grown up. Nearly. But life in your early twenties can be complicated enough without the added quirk of being a bunny trying to function in a human world.
'I think we've all got a inner Fluffy, and reading this might help you get to know yours better... This is a lovely book' Philippa Perry
No longer in denial about who he is, Fluffy sets out on the difficult task of finding his place in the world. His attempts at writing a self-help book lead him to reflect on a life plagued by failure - and by having to dodge people who just want to pick him up and stroke his ears. Fluffy's coming of age is drawn with a heartbreaking veracity that hits its mark when the overtly sweet and fantastical meets with an unswerving ability to voice our darker, more painful truths.
How to Make Life Better When It Feels Like it's Getting Worse is an utterly disarming graphic novel, and a buoyant return to a beloved character. Through the unlikely avatar of a small, fluffy bunny and gloriously irreverent storytelling, Simone Lia shows what it means to grow into adulthood, find purpose and live in this world.
'I think we've all got a inner Fluffy, and reading this might help you get to know yours better... This is a lovely book' Philippa Perry
No longer in denial about who he is, Fluffy sets out on the difficult task of finding his place in the world. His attempts at writing a self-help book lead him to reflect on a life plagued by failure - and by having to dodge people who just want to pick him up and stroke his ears. Fluffy's coming of age is drawn with a heartbreaking veracity that hits its mark when the overtly sweet and fantastical meets with an unswerving ability to voice our darker, more painful truths.
How to Make Life Better When It Feels Like it's Getting Worse is an utterly disarming graphic novel, and a buoyant return to a beloved character. Through the unlikely avatar of a small, fluffy bunny and gloriously irreverent storytelling, Simone Lia shows what it means to grow into adulthood, find purpose and live in this world.
Reviews / Votes
I think we've all got a inner Fluffy, and reading this might help you get to know yours better... This is a lovely book -- Philippa Perry, author of THE BOOK YOU WANT EVERYONE YOU LOVE* TO READ Lia's pages are innovative and varied... compulsively readable -- Praise for FLUFFY * Guardian * Simone Lia transforms what at first looks like another of her appealing children's books into an unpredictable and reflective human drama, while never losing her childlike playfulness... The result is a unique parable about the loving bunny inside us all -- Praise for FLUFFY * Daily Telegraph * A humorous, beautiful tale about love, anxiety and adventure -- Praise for FLUFFY * City A.M *More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Vintage Publishing
Dimensions
Height: 244 mm
Width: 170 mm
Thickness: 22 mm
Weight
672 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-224-10145-5 (9780224101455)
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Other editions
Additional editions

Simone Lia
How to Make Life Better When it Feels Like it's Getting Worse
Sequel to the beloved graphic novel Fluffy
E-Book
09/2025
Vintage Digital
€14.99
Available for download
Person
Simone Lia is a British-Maltese comic artist and author, known for her long-running weekly cartoon in The Observer, where her sharp wit and gentle humour bring to life a cast of memorable, often anthropomorphic characters. Her comic strips have appeared in The Guardian, The Independent on Sunday, The Phoenix, and have been featured in exhibitions including the Rude Britannia show at the Tate Britain. Her graphic novels include Fluffy and Please God, Find Me a Husband!, alongside children's books like Billy Bean's Dream. Simone's latest graphic novel, How to Make Life Better When it Feels Like It's Getting Worse is out in September 2025.