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Red Side Story

The colourful and instant Sunday Times bestseller (Feb 2024) from the bestselling author of Shades of Grey

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Red Side Story

By: Jasper Fforde
Narrated by: Chris Harper, Jasper Fforde
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The long-awaited sequel to Jasper Fforde's cult bestseller Shades of Grey, set in world where social hierarchy revolves entirely around visual colour.

Imagine a world where your position in society depended on what bit of the colour spectrum you could see. This is the world inhabited by Eddie Russett (red, middle-level) and Jane Grey (monochromatic, lowest in society). Eddie and Jane must negotiate the delicate Chromatic politics of society to find out what the 'Something that Happened' actually was, how society got to be this way, and crucially, is there Somewhere Else beyond their borders - and if there is, could there be Someone Else, too, someone whose unseen hand has been guiding the fortunes and misfortunes of the nation for the past 500 years?

It's a tale of a young couple's thirst for justice and answers in an implacably rigid society, where the prisoners are also the guards, and cages of convention bind the citizens to only one way of thinking - or suffer the consequences....

(P)2024 Hodder & Stoughton Limited©2024 Jasper Fforde Absurdist Fantasy Fiction Genre Fiction Humorous Literature & Fiction Satire Comedy
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PRAISE FOR RED SIDE STORY:
Cleverly constructed, with engaging characters and lots of good jokes, this sparkling Wizard of Oz-inspired fantasy is . . . one of the quirkiest dystopias ever imagined
The jokes are excellent, the pacing breathless and the last line a classic
Great fun and full of quirky worldbuilding detail
A fun yarn with . . . a generous dose of rollicking adventure
Fforde paints a Terry Pratchett-esque picture laced with laughter
That mischievous little monkey Jasper Fforde was on his best form yet with Red Side Story . . . It was possible to invest a little in the characters, as well as enjoying the incessant puns and Fforde's marvellously eccentric imagination
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Really enjoyed this book. Like with the first one, it took me awhile to adjust to the dry and quirky writing style, but once I did it was very engaging. The end had my eyes pricking with happy tears. Can't wait to see what happens next. Oh Brave New World.

Very enjoyable. Can't wait for the next book.

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the voice inflections of each character painted a vivid image. The relationships drew me in. Fforde is a master craftsman!

the humour

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I recommend re reading shades of grey before reading the sequel. Loved this book just as much as the first one. Great reading too and nice to hear the author’s voice.

Definitely worth the wait

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An excellent sequel to the first book that was well narrated. Highly recommend to all

Great story and excellent narration

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Such a lovely sequel and even though it took more than 10 years to happen, it was well worth the wait. I'm looking forward to the conclusion of the story in book 3!

Bring on book 3

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