Thursday Next is the heroine of an alternative twentieth century world. A bold, courageous woman, she has returned from a military career in the Crimean War to take up a post as a Literary Detective. She has the ability to jump in and out of famous books and alarmingly, some of the characters can jump out of their novels, changing the plots. In the first novel of this series Thursday changes the ending of Jane Eyre to the far superior conclusion we are familiar with.
At home in Swindon, Thursday lives with her pet Dodo, Pickwick, wondering what happened to her father, a special operative who may be trapped in another dimension. George Formby is the first president of the English Republic, elected after successful liberation from the Nazis. Thursday’s active life makes relationships hard to maintain but there is romance on the horizon. Her story is full of humour, mishap, heroism and extraordinary situations which particularly appeal to a bookaholic.
Lizanne lost in a good book 
Thursday Next is one of my favourite female characters, she’s so eccentric! There aren’t enough books with her in it.
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I totally agree!
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I loved these books when I read them – Mrs Tiggywinkle’s character is one of my favourites!
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I had forgotten about Mrs Tiggywinkle.
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Thursday Next is new to me but sounds a lot of fun.
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All the series of books is really inventive and often made me laugh out loud.
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This is my absolute favorite series of books. Thursday Next is a terrific character and Jasper Fforde is the most imaginative author.
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My wife is always singing the praises of Jasper Fforde. I recently downloaded al his books and will be tackling them soon.
I am at Transformed Nonconformist. I usually write humor pieces, but I am getting serious this month. I’m writing about people who have deeply impacted my life.
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