The Eyre Affair  by Jasper Fforde 

I’m always delighted to discover a new author who has already written a few books so I don’t have to wait to read the next one!  My latest discovery is Jasper Fforde – why I have I not found his work before?

I have always had a soft spot for the surreal (which is probably why I enjoy Terry Pratchett so much) and this is very surreal.  The word that sprang to mind while I was reading was ‘quirky’, and I noticed that word in the many pages of rave reviews at the front of the book.

The storyline is really too complicated to begin to explain; the Amazon review sums it up fairly accurately, whilst describing it as ‘outrageous’ and ‘inventive’, sentiments I agree with wholeheartedly.  Despite the bizarreness of the plot, the characters are very believable and the main character, Thursday, is superb.  Definitely high on my recommended list!