The Eyre Affair
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The Eyre Affair
Buy Now for £12.99
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Narrated by:
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Gabrielle Kruger
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By:
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Jasper Fforde
About this listen
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 & StoughotnListeners also enjoyed...
Critic reviews
Would you listen to The Eyre Affair again? Why?
Such a good listen, funny, clever and full of engaging charecters The Eyre Affair was so good that when it finished I wanted to listen to it all over again to pick up the bits I might have missed first time round.Who was your favorite character and why?
Thursday Next has to be one of my favourite charecters of all times. She's clever, confident but oh so human. Love the fact that she hardly ever has a plan but just blunders along like the rest of us and her Swindon sounds far more interesting than the ours.What does Gabrielle Kruger bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you had only read the book?
Gabrielle Krugers wonderful voice charecterisation really helped propel the story along. She's an excellent narrator and I hope she does the rest of the series.If you made a film of this book, what would be the tag line be?
"Loved Jane Eyre but hated the ending? Well Thursday Next may be able to help with that"Any additional comments?
I want my very own dodoThursday is my new favourite
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Where does The Eyre Affair rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?
Amongst the top 5 Audible audiobooks I've listened to so far.What did you like best about this story?
The puns, the jokes, the character names, the little pieces of humour slipped in amongst the paragraphs.Which scene did you most enjoy?
Every scene was enjoyable for its own reason but the ending. ?..well....Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?
This is not an emotional book, not designed to tug at your heart strings.Any additional comments?
If you enjoy Douglas Adams or Terry Pratchett then this is for you. Fan of Agatha Raisin? This is for you. Enjoy science fiction? Crime novels? This is for you.Made me smile every time I listened.
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Fab story & narrator, crap sound mixing & quality
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Hilarious
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If you could sum up The Eyre Affair in three words, what would they be?
Funny, wacky, intelligentWhat about Gabrielle Kruger’s performance did you like?
She established Thursday's character well and has the kind of conservative, understated delivery Fforde's books needDid you have an emotional reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?
Its surreal but understated humour made me smile and the book kept me interested, as there's a good plot with plenty of twists.Any additional comments?
This is the first in a long series and I've already bought book two. My introduction to Fforde was The Big Over Easy which I think is even better. He's a great author.Fforde at his nearly best
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