The scotsman endlessly imaginative and distinctively quirky, this is entertaining fun. Click and collect from your local waterstones or get free uk delivery on orders over. Jasper fforde born 11 january 1961 is a british novelist. Enjoy this book on your ereader and in the format you prefer. Welcome to the beginning of a whole new wave of mysteries soon to be thickening bookstore shelves everywhere, because if fforde the well of lost plots, 2003, etc. Jasper fforde books, ebooks, audiobooks, biography barnes. It is the first in ffordes series of nursery crime novels, featuring reading constabularys. Thursday next jasper fforde works archive of our own. Thankfully, jasper fforde had the mind to expose the seedy underbelly of humpty dumptys world and the truth is finally out. Jasper fforde is the critically acclaimed author of the last dragonslayer series. Some of his most popular books are the eyre affair the first book in the thursday next series, the last dragonslayer the first book in the kazam series, and the big over easy the first book in the. Overviewwelcome to the website who i am and what i do.
Buy the big over easy by jasper fforde from waterstones today. In the big over easy, jasper fforde has created a new and bizarre universe where fairy tales, nursery rhymes, and real life collide. The big over easy book by jasper fforde thriftbooks. Chuzzlewit, he points out two major rules concerning hades. Sep 15, 2006 the big over easy is the first book in the new nursery crime series by jasper fforde, the almost unbelievably witty and inventive author of the eyre affair and other books featuring the timetravelling literary operative thursday next. In the big over easy, fforde takes a break from classic literature and tumbles into the seedy underbelly of nursery crime. Mail on sunday praise for jasper fforde its easy to be delighted by a writer who. It took fforde more than a decade to find a publisher for his work. Everyone in wuthering heights has been ordered to attend rage management class. The eyre affair, jane eyre, jasper fforde, reader response theory. Continuing to write, there is plenty more on the horizon for jasper fforde as a writer, as he shows no signs of stopping anytime soon. The woman who died a lot 2012 is one of jasper ffordes best.
His 14th novel, early riser, will be published in the uk in 2018. First among sequels is an alternate history, comic fantasy novel by the british author jasper fforde. Hes the mind behind such offbeat series as thursday next, nursery crime, and shades of grey, and famous for his humorous style. The big over easy ebook by jasper fforde rakuten kobo. Jennifer finds the last dragonslayer and becomes the next one in a matter of chapters with a simple get out of jail free trick. Detective inspector john reginald jack spratt works in the nursery crime division, and while some of the fundamentals remain the same, policing is. Ffordes writing is an eclectic mix of genres, which might be described as.
Not only that, but he is also well regarded for his shortstories as well, which have been included in prestigious publications such as the guardian. Jasper fforde is a british sciencefiction, fantasy, and detective mystery novelist, oftentimes all three at once. Hes investigating the murder of ovoid dclass nursery celebrity humpty dumpty, found shattered to death beneath a wall in a shabby area of town. It is the first in ffordes series of nursery crime novels, featuring reading constabularys ncd nursery crime division, headed by di jack spratt. Ffordes first novel, the eyre affair, was published in 2001. I had no idea he wrote books for children until a few months ago, when my son picked up the last dragonslayer to. It features detective inspector jack spratt and his assistant, sergeant mary mary.
What you end up with might be something similar to the big over easy. The big over easy is the first in the nursery crime series by jasper fforde and, while it was not published until 2005, it was actually written in 1994, well. The big over easy and the fourth bear and the thursday next novels. The last dragonslayer and the song of the quarkbeast. Jasper fforde spent twenty years in the film business before debuting on the new york time bestseller list with the eyre affair in 2001. Take a big pot and throw in a murder mystery or two, add as many nursery rhymes as you can remember, simmer over a low heat for a few hours and serve. He is the author of several novels, which cross over genres, and are a mixture of fantasy, crime thriller, and humorous fiction. The rabbits from watership down have reproduced in such numbers that only lennie from of mice and men cares to visit anymore. October 4, 2012 author jasper fforde is well known for his thursday next series of literary fantasies. He has published two books in the loosely connected nursery crime series, and has published the first books of two additional independent series, the last dragonslayer and. He is the author of the popular thursday next series, as well as the nursery crime books. Nursery crime adventures 1 by fforde, jasper from amazons fiction books store.
Jasper fforde s bestselling thursday next series has delighted readers of every genre with its literary derringdo and brilliant flights of fancy. Jasper fforde born 1961 in london worked for 19 years in the film industry he started writing in 1990, and finally got the eyre affair published in 2001 five novels in the thursday next series. It is the fifth thursday next novel, first published on 5 july 2007 in the united kingdom, and on 24 july 2007 in the united states. As usual, fforde is a master satirist with a delight in the multithreaded plot, so much so that the reader might feel sympathetic to the protagonist, thursday next, when she claims admittedly when trying to appear aberrant in a psych interview p. Meet inspector jack spratt, family man and head of the nursery crime division. Apr 15, 2017 bestselling author jasper fforde begins an effervescent new series. Bestselling author jasper fforde begins an effervescent new series. Fresh from the success of his bestselling thursday next series, fforde has now sealed his reputation as one of the brightest literary lights around. The big over easy by jasper fforde overdrive rakuten. Fforde is known mainly for his thursday next novels. Jasper fforde webchat as it happened the author of the eyre affair answered your questions on everything from his plans for his hero thursday next. Jasper fforde webchat as it happened books the guardian. The big over easy is a novel written by jasper fforde and published in 2005. His worlds always on the edge of some form of magical realism, if they must be categorized at all are bizarre and curious, and never fail to be interesting.
The eyre affair, lost in a good book, the well of lost plots and something rotten. Detective inspector jack spratt and his assistant mary mary are on. Goliath corporation jasper fforde goliath corporation. The big over easy is the first book in the new nursery crime series by jasper fforde, the almost unbelievably witty and inventive author of the eyre affair and other books featuring the timetravelling literary operative thursday next. Author interview jasper fforde, author of the well of lost. After beginning his career working on films, jasper fforde embraced his longtime interest in writing and published his first novel in 2002, the eyre affair. Reviewer petra mayer says his first book for young adults may feel familiar to thursday. The big over easy is the first in the nursery crime series by jasper fforde and, while it was not published until 2005, it was actually written in 1994, well before his highly successful thursday next series. They are noted for their literary allusions, wordplay and tight plots.
The big over easy is a skillful work of art and it was a pleasure to read although i did do a little too much eyerolling. Jasper fforde fforde has also written the shades of grey series, the nursery crimes series, and the youngadult series the chronicles of kazam. Detective inspector john reginald jack spratt works in the nursery crime division, and while some of the fundamentals remain the same, policing is a bit different in fforde s universe. The big over easy by jasper fforde science fiction. The first was a large man named archibald fatquack, who was the editor of the. If you create a free account and sign in, you will be able to customize what is displayed. The big over easy is a skillful work of art and it was a pleasure to read although i. However this is a strongly built alternative world and ripe for the books that follow.
Ovoid dclass nursery celebrity, humpty stuyvesant van dumpty iii, is found shattered to death. Nursery crime adventures 1 by jasper fforde editor. Enter the world of the nursery crime division in this novel from jasper fforde, the new york times bestselling author of the thursday. The last dragonslayer, the song of the quarkbeast and the eye of zoltar, shades of grey, the nursery crime books. And all misspellings must be reported at once to the cat formerly. Jasper fforde born 11 january 1961 is an englishborn welsh novelist and aviator. Its easter in reading a bad time for eggs and no one can remember the last sunny day. Mail on sunday praise for jasper fforde its easy to be delighted by a writer who loves books so madly. From the cocreator of the big bang theory and two and a half men. Jul 07, 2016 take a big pot and throw in a murder mystery or two, add as many nursery rhymes as you can remember, simmer over a low heat for a few hours and serve.
Jasper fforde is one of our great comic writers, a man of seemingly boundless imagination. In the big over easy jasper fforde introduces another slightly skewed and bookbased world. Enter the world of the nursery crime division in this novel from jasper fforde, the new york times bestselling author of the thursday next series and the. Not the strongest jasper fforde book some things are a little too easy e. Jasper fforde was born in 1961 and spent his early career in the film industry. Read the big over easy a nursery crime by jasper fforde available from rakuten. Enter the world of the nursery crime division in this novel from the author of the thursday next series and early riser jasper fforde s bestselling thursday next series has delighted readers of every genre with its literary derringdo and brilliant flights of fancy. The big over easy is a prime example of jasper ffordes cleverness and control over the english language. Jasper fforde takes readers on a witty, wild ride humpty dumpty and his nursery rhyme mob are threatening a boycott. Oh, to get a peek inside of the creative and imaginative mind of mr. Humpty dumpty, wellknown nursery favourite, large egg, exconvict and former millionaire philanthropist is found shattered beneath a wall in a shabby area of town. New early riser winter consul t shirt now available. Its less like the thursday next series, where the thing i most enjoy is that its a big canvas, i can write whatever i want and as long as it fits together in a nextian logical way, then it works. Jasper fforde biography life, childhood, children, name.
Preorder early riser paperback for july 11th release. It is set in an alternate reality similar to that of his previous books. The big over easy, by jasper fforde compulsive overreader. Youll receive a special member icon and the ability to vote in otw elections. The big over easy by jasper fforde overdrive rakuten overdrive. The big over easy is a crime thriller so it has to fit within stricter narrative rules of crime thrillers. Fforde s writing is an eclectic mix of genres, which might be described as a joyful blend of comedysfthrillercrimesatire. The woman who died a lot 2012 is one of jasper fforde s best. And all misspellings must be reported at once to the cat formerly known as. Everyday low prices on a huge range of new releases and classic fiction. Jasper ffordes bestselling thursday next series has delighted readers of every genre with its literary derringdo and brilliant flights of fancy.