The Woman Who Died A Lot, Jasper Fforde

More wonderful lunacy from Jasper Fforde. After an almost successful assassination attempt by the downright nasty Goliath corporation, (See One of Our Thursdays is Missing) Thursday Next is hired as Swindon’s Chief Librarian.

This isn’t as cushy a job as it sounds> For starters she’s got to deal with homicidal nuns (some of them male!), death threats from Jolly Hilly of the Enid Blyton supporters group, a mega budget of 300 pounds and 67 p and the threat of being replaced by an army of Goliath financed Thursday clones (known as day players).

Oh, and Swindon is due for a serious smiting at the end of the week from a very ticked-off deity. To top it all off Thursday gets involved in the search for DRM or Dark Reading Matter. Regular Fforde lovers will lap this up, if you’re new to Thursday’s adventures, start with The Eyre Affair.