Charlotte Bronte's tale of Jane Eyre is a Gothic adventure tale. This tale of romance and the supernatural has fascinated readers for generations, and has inspired adaptations on and off the big screen. But, with The Eyre Affair, Jasper Fforde takes Jane Eyre to a different reality.
The novel is set in a very different reality, where literature is a very serious matter. Thursday Next is a Special Operative, who investigates literary fraud and forgeries. She's called in when a rare Dickens manuscript disappears without a trace. Then, she finds herself caught up in a literary detective tale, where she must unravel the puzzle of literary time travel and the re-writing of the the most famous endings.
With The Eyre Affair, Jasper Fforde reimagines the story of Jane Eyre, tying the story into the larger literary landscape of William Shakespeare, Francis Bacon, William Wordsworth, Lord Byron, and beyond. If you enjoyed Jane Eyre, or even if you just enjoy reading about literary and the rethinking of literary characters, The Eyre Affair is an entertaining and unforgettable literary adventure. Just imagine what might have happened under different circumstances in Charlotte Bronte's famous novel!
With The Eyre Affair, Jasper Fforde reimagines the story of Jane Eyre, tying the story into the larger literary landscape of William Shakespeare, Francis Bacon, William Wordsworth, Lord Byron, and beyond. If you enjoyed Jane Eyre, or even if you just enjoy reading about literary and the rethinking of literary characters, The Eyre Affair is an entertaining and unforgettable literary adventure. Just imagine what might have happened under different circumstances in Charlotte Bronte's famous novel!
