{"product_id":"lost-in-a-good-book-9780340733578","title":"Lost in a Good Book","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe second book in Number One bestselling author Jasper Fforde''s phenomenally successful \u003ci\u003eThursday Next \u003c\/i\u003eseries. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Fans of the late Douglas Adams, or, even, Monty Python, will feel at home with Fforde'' - \u003ci\u003eHerald\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThursday Next, literary detective and newlywed is back to embark on an adventure that begins, quite literally on her own doorstep. It seems that Landen, her husband of four weeks, actually drowned in an accident when he was two years old. Someone, somewhere, sometime, is responsible. The sinister Goliath Corporation wants its operative Jack Schitt out of the poem in which Thursday trapped him, and it will do almost anything to achieve this - but bribing the ChronoGuard? Is that possible? \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHaving barely caught her breath after The Eyre Affair, Thursday must battle corrupt politicians, try to save the world from extinction, and help the Neanderthals to species self-determination. Mastadon migrations, journeys into Just William, \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDon't ask, just read it. Fforde is a true original * Sunday Express *\u003cbr\u003eLet yourself be entertained by a witty romp * Sunday Telegraph *\u003cbr\u003eThis year's grown up J K Rowling * Sunday Times *\u003cbr\u003eDouglas Adams would be proud * Scotsman *\u003cbr\u003eThe reader is catapulted in and out of truth and imagination on a hectic, humorous and neatly constructed chase that finishes by tying up every loose end in the most satisfying, novelistic way * The Times *\u003cbr\u003eJasper Fforde's fascinating first novel reads like a Jules Verne story told by Lewis Carroll...Forget all the rules of time, space, and reality; just sit back and enjoy the adventure as Thursday, with the help of Jane Eyre's Mr Rochester, fights a desperate battle in which Jane herself is in jeopardy. * Sunday Telegraph *\u003cbr\u003eIngenious - I'll watch Jasper Fforde nervously * Terry Pratchett *\u003cbr\u003eA stroke of fantasy genius . . . Unashamedly silly, but also marvellously intelligent . . . Hilarious * SFX *\u003cbr\u003eAn absolute joy to read.  Is it a crime novel?  I couldn't really tell, I was laughing too much. * Birmingham Post *\u003cbr\u003eWhat Fforde is pulling is a variation on the classic Monty Python gambit: the incongruous juxtaposition og 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 * Independent *\u003cbr\u003eCompulsively readable ... catnip to book lovers ... totally absorbing * Time Out New York *\u003cbr\u003eIt is always a privilege to watch the birth of a cult, and Hodder has just cut the umbilical cord. Always ridiculous, often hilarious ... blink and you miss a vital narrative leap. There are shades of Douglas Adams, Lewis Carroll, 'Clockwork Orange' and '1984'. And that's just for starters * Time Out *\u003cbr\u003eDark, funny, complex and inventive, The Eyre Affair is a breath of fresh air, and is easily one of the strongest debuts in years. * Locus *\u003cbr\u003eA decidedly quirky and strangely thought-provoking debut novel * Scotland on Sunday *\u003cbr\u003eThe eccentric epic - A read that'll leave you breathless * Elle *\u003cbr\u003eEngaging and captivating . . . not just one of the best sequels I've ever read, but one of the best damn books to come out of the UK in some time. * Engima *\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hodder \u0026 Stoughton","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48733610049879,"sku":"9780340733578","price":9.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780340733578.jpg?v=1720000830","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/lost-in-a-good-book-9780340733578","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}