{"product_id":"the-well-of-lost-plots-9780143034353","title":"The Well of Lost Plots","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe third novel in the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling Thursday Next series is \"great fun--especially for those with a literary turn of mind and a taste for offbeat comedy\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post Book World\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Delightful . . . the well of Fforde's imagination is bottomless.\"--\u003ci\u003ePeople\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Fforde creates a literary reality that is somewhere amid a triangulation of Douglas Adams, Monty Python, and Miss Marple.\"--\u003ci\u003eThe Denver Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith the 923rd Annual Bookworld Awards just around the corner and an unknown villain wreaking havoc in Jurisfiction, what could possibly be next for Detective Thursday Next? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eProtecting the world's greatest literature--not to mention keeping up with Miss Havisham--is tiring work for an expectant mother. And Thursday can definitely use a respite. So what better hideaway than inside the unread and unreadable \u003ci\u003eCaversham Heights\u003c\/i\u003e, a clich?-ridden pulp mystery in the hidden depths of the Well of Lost Plots, where all unpublished books reside? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut peace and quiet remain elusive for Thursday, who soon discovers that the Well itself is a veritable linguistic free-for-all, where grammasites run rampant, plot devices are hawked on the black market, and lousy books--like \u003ci\u003eCaversham Heights\u003c\/i\u003e--are scrapped for salvage. To top it off, a murderer is stalking Jurisfiction personnel and nobody is safe--least of all Thursday. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eDon't miss any of Jasper Fforde's delightfully entertaining Thursday Next novels: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTHE EYRE AFFAIR - LOST IN A GOOD BOOK - THE WELL OF LOST PLOTS - SOMETHING ROTTEN - FIRST AMONG SEQUELS - ONE OF OUR THURSDAYS IS MISSING - THE WOMAN WHO DIED A LOT\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJasper Fforde traded a varied career in the film industry for staring vacantly out of the window and arranging words on a page. He lives and writes in Wales. \u003ci\u003eThe Eyre Affair \u003c\/i\u003ewas his first novel in the bestselling series of Thursday Next novels, which includes \u003ci\u003eLost in a Good Book\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Well of Lost Plots\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSomething Rotten\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFirst Among Sequels\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eOne of Our Thursdays is Missing\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Woman Who Died A Lot\u003c\/i\u003e. The series has more than one million copies in print (and counting). He is also the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Big Over Easy\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Fourth Bear\u003c\/i\u003e of the Nursery Crime series, \u003ci\u003eShades of Grey\u003c\/i\u003e, and books for young readers, including \u003ci\u003eThe Last Dragonslayer\u003c\/i\u003e. Visit jasperfforde.com.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Penguin Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50555971076370,"sku":"9780143034353","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_49924aab-afc1-46e3-9965-8d28e2ab2cd2.jpg?v=1731746161","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-well-of-lost-plots-9780143034353","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}