Lost in a Good Book: A Thursday Next Novel Audiobook

Publisher Description

The second installment in Jasper Ffordes New York Times bestselling series follows literary detective Thursday Next on another adventure in her alternate reality of literature-obsessed Englandfrom the author of Early Riser The inventive, exuberant, and totally original literary fun that began with The Eyre Affair continues with New York Times bestselling author Jasper Ffordes magnificent second adventure starring the resourceful, fearless literary sleuth Thursday Next. When Landen, the love of her life, is eradicated by the corrupt multinational Goliath Corporation, Thursday must moonlight as a Prose Resource Operative of Jurisfictionthe police force inside the BookWorld. She is apprenticed to the man-hating Miss Havisham from Dickenss Great Expectations, who grudgingly shows Thursday the ropes. And she gains just enough skill to get herself in a real mess entering the pages of Poes The Raven. What she really wants is to get Landen back. But this latest mission is not without further complications. Along with jumping into the works of Kafka and Austen, and even Beatrix Potters The Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies, Thursday finds herself the target of a series of potentially lethal coincidences, the authenticator of a newly discovered play by the Bard himself, and the only one who can prevent an unidentifiable pink sludge from engulfing all life on Earth. Its another genre-bending blend of crime fiction, fantasy, and top-drawer literary entertainment for fans of Douglas Adams and P. G. Wodehouse. Thursdays zany investigations continue with The Well of Lost Plots. Download and start listening now!

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Enchanting . . . a tale to savor. Harry Potter fans outgrowing Hogwarts should dive in. – People Lost [in a Good Book] is even more richly crammed with jokes, ideas and action. Brainier silliness is hard to find. A-. – Entertainment Weekly Fforde [has a] head-spinning narrative agility. His novel is satire, fantasy, literary criticism, thriller, whodunit, game, puzzle, joke, postmodern prank and tilt-a-whirl. Okay, maybe Lost in a Good Book is a creature with more than the usual number of feet. But its exceptionally light on all of them . . . [Fforde] is irrepressible good company – The Washington Post Car chases, missing husbands, evil villains, a plucky heroine, and the Cheshire Cat. Jasper Ffordes latest is mystery at its most funwith a sci-fi twist. – Marie Claire [A]n analogue of Harry Potter just for adults . . . effortlessly readable and unashamedly escapist . . . . [A]n immensely enjoyable, almost compulsive experience. – The New York Times Book Review A joyful read, full of puns, allusions, and sheer fun. Highly recommended. – Library Journal Time fliesand leaps and zigzagswhile reading this wickedly funny and clever fantasy. Would-be wordsmiths and mystery fans will find the surreal genre-buster irresistible. – Publishers Weekly Just what the doctor ordered now, in a world under the shadow of war, at the tail end of a long, cold winter . . . Lost in a Good Book resembles whipped creamas sweet and light as the promise of spring. – Salon.com Entertainingly surreal. Perhaps even more clever than its predecessor [The Eyre Affair], the new story offers a plot stuffed with enough coincidences and characters to make Dickens proud. – Orlando Sentinel The book-jumping high jinks continue in Ffordes equally whimsical Lost in a Good Book . . . its mix of surrealism, satire and adventure proves to be totally absorbing. – Time Out New York Ffordes wicked sense of humor and wide-ranging intelligence make every page a joy. – The New Orleans Times-Picayune Fforde packs Lost in a Good Book to the rafters with sophisticated literary allusions, numerous interweaving subplots and wildly imaginative details. Its obvious from the way he leaves things that Fforde has many more adventures in mind for his heroine; and with so many classics to choose from, Thursday will have plenty of allies on her side. – The Seattle Times If Thursdays adventures prove nothing else, it is that reading can be wonderfully exciting, a lot of fun, and a welcome, maybe necessary, distraction from our quotidian cares. – The Philadelphia Inquirer