'Don't ask, just read it. Fforde is a true original' -- Sunday Express 'Let yourself be entertained by a witty romp' -- Sunday Telegraph 'This year's grown up J K Rowling' -- Sunday Times 'Douglas Adams would be proud' -- Scotsman 'The 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 'Jasper 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 'Ingenious - I'll watch Jasper Fforde nervously' -- Terry Pratchett 'An absolute joy to read. Is it a crime novel? I couldn't really tell, I was laughing too much.' -- Birmingham Post 'What 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 'It 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 'Dark, funny, complex and inventive, The Eyre Affair is a breath of fresh air, and is easily one of the strongest debuts in years.' -- Locus 'The eccentric epic - A read that'll leave you breathless' -- Elle 'A decidedly quirky and strangely thought-provoking debut novel' -- Scotland on Sunday
