Jasper Fforde (born in London on 11 January 1961) is a novelist and aviator living in Wales. He is the son of John Standish Fforde, the 24th Chief Cashier for the Bank of England, whose signature used to appear on sterling banknotes, and is the cousin of the author, Katie Fforde. His early career was spent as a focus puller in the film industry, where he worked on a number of films including "Quills", "GoldenEye", and "Entrapment". Wikipedia
Jasper Fforde- The Big Over Easy: A Nursery Crime , although referred to in one of the Thursday Next novels, is entirely stand-alone and does not require any knowledge of the Thursday Next books at all. www.fantasybookspot.com/node/223
British-born, raised, now living in Wales with companion Mari Roberts. Owns and flies antique biplane. Author of the popular "Thursday Next" novels, "The Eyre Affair" and "Lost in a Good Book". Recently published third novel, "The Well of Lost Plots" Publ www.imdb.com/name/nm0275532/
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