PuffBall (Miranda playing a witch?)

[EarlyBird]

I thought hay I will search the novel cause it is based on the book, looks like she will be playing a witch called Mab's. Here is what I found.

Fay Weldon's reputation is growing all the time, and in England her new novel, Puffball, is her most successful book to date. Readers of Fay Weldon know that you can always count on her for surprise, and in Puffball she is at her ironic and outrageous best as she tells us a tale of witchcraft and childbirth.

Liffey and Richard move from their chic London apartment to a quaint rose-covered cottage because Liffey insists. Their neighbors, Mabs and Tucker, are delighted when Richard petulantly abandons Liffey to pursue his career in London and they set out with energetic spite to teach their city friend a lesson. Whether Liffey becomes pregnant from that lesson or by Richard remains to be seen, but Mabs believes that the baby in Liffey should rightfully be in her. Enraged, Mabs begins casting spells over her unsuspecting and naïve victim. And all the wile Liffey's baby grows and grows until it, too, becomes a character in Ms. Weldon's unique novel.

[Lane of Magic]

I didn't really know what 'Puffball' was all about, so I could only thank you for posting! I can't wait to see this movie

[helen]

I've read one of Fay Weldon's books. It was quite good. I didn't realise that she wrote Puffball. I'll have to try to find it. I have about a million and one books that I've bought but not read, so once I've finished them, I'll give Puffball a go.

[EarlyBird]

Now I wanna get this book just to read it and think of her as Mabs hehe:)

[mirandafan]

It's a fantasy film! interesting.....

[Crysta]

As a rabid Merlin fan I couldn't not to notice the similarity in the name (Mabs/Mab) I guess hoping there will be similarity in the appearance as well is too much to hope for, right?

[Libitine]

sounds very interesting, but i really haven't heard of it at all!

[EarlyBird]

I want the trailer to be released:)

[mirandafan]

crysta said:

As a rabid Merlin fan I couldn't not to notice the similarity in the name (Mabs/Mab) I guess hoping there will be similarity in the appearance as well is too much to hope for, right?

I wonder what she will look like. Must find the book, I am sure it must have a discription!

[EarlyBird]

I think it will be longish brown hair and lots of bracelts with baggy colourful clothes, just a guess hehe

[EarlyBird]

www.nytimes.com/books/98/10/25/specials/weldon-puffball.html

[EarlyBird]

I hope she ain't as they decribed her lol big and slow. If they put Miranda in a fat suit I would be angry she is too pretty to have fake stuff on her face an body. :)but she sounds like Mab the rest hehe, she is a follower of the old ways.:DAnd it always says for the book Mabs and Tucker which is her husband. But yet in the film version it says Mabs Tucker so maybe she lives alone in the film:)or maybe not hehe:DBut anyway sounds funxxx

[EarlyBird]

www.imdb.com/title/tt0484881/

According to this she has 3 girls but no husband. And she wants a son and believes the other lead character has stolen it. I think Miranda has a big role:Dwoo And that Mab's mother molly casts spells on the other woman. We want Manda to be a witchy woman too hehe ;D

[Libitine]

if anyone finds a character description, could you post it please?
thanks darlings!

[mirandafan]

vantasselhighorder said:

I hope she ain't as they decribed her lol big and slow. If they put Miranda in a fat suit I would be angry

haha, Miranda in a fat suit? that makes me laugh for some reason. I bet she'd still look good still, I just can't picture it.