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The Eyre Affair

By: Jasper Fforde
Narrated by: Gabrielle Kruger
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There is another 1985, somewhere in the could-have-been, where the Crimean war still rages, dodos are regenerated in home-cloning kits and everyone is deeply disappointed by the ending of 'Jane Eyre'.

In this world there are no jet-liners or computers, but there are policemen who can travel across time, a Welsh republic, a great interest in all things literary - and a woman called Thursday Next.

In this utterly original and wonderfully funny first novel, Fforde has created a fiesty, loveable heroine and a plot of such richness and ingenuity that it will take your breath away.

©2001 Jasper Fforde (P)2001 Hodder & Stoughotn Absurdist Action & Adventure Crime Fiction Fantasy Fiction Genre Fiction Mystery Science Fiction Crime Witty

Critic Reviews

"What Fforde is pulling is a variation on the classic Monty Python gambit: the incongruous juxtaposition of low comedy and high erudition - this scam has not been pulled off with such off-hand finesse and manic verve since the Pythons shut up shop. The Eyre Affair is a silly book for smart people: postmodernism played as raw, howling farce." ( Independant)
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Delightful hilarity and literally twisted with a sprinkling of wordy puns. "Well read" in a clear voice - my ears are tuned for the next volume.

Literal fun

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Reviewed as a silly book for smart people this book is a tour de force - a kind of thinking person’s discworld
I only hope the rest of the series is as whimsical and entertaining as this splendidly performed genre twisting delight

Literary farce

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Revisited this book - this time as an audiobook.

Thought the narrator did a great job - appreciated her passion & enthusiasm for the literature.

Wonderfully inventive, original story.

Lend an ear.... to the Eyre Affair

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I think I’ve listened to this every 6-12 months since it came out. I love the story but I also love the narration and the life that she brings to Thursday. 10/10 recommend.

Still my favourite

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this has been my favorite book for more than a decade. i was ready to be disappointed by the audio version. it was fabulous.

brilliant

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