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Best-selling
fantasy novelist Jasper Fforde's series of books - 'The Eyre Affair',
'Lost in a Good Book' and 'Well of Lost Souls' have
sold over 250,000 copies worldwide.
Each
follows the adventures of female literary detective Thursday Next
who lives in a parallel dimension version of Swindon set in the
mid-80s
The
somewhat skewed reality in this universe means the
local pet shop sells Dodos, a futuristic monorail weaves above the
town centre and the County Ground is a croquet stadium!
Prior
to becoming a novelist, Jasper previously worked as a film cameraman
and his high-profile assignments included the 1995 James Bond movie
Goldeneye and The Mark of Zorro.
His
introduction to Swindon came In 1982 after working on the film Champions
- the story of jockey Bob Champion. He stayed in the town whilst
filming took place on nearby Lambourn Downs.
He later spent the 90s living near Marlborough.
Jasper
recently returned to Swindon for a guest appearance at The Swindon
Festival of Literature.
He
was a guest on Dan Chisholm's mid-morning show on BBC Radio Swindon
on Wednesday 8th May where he talked about the novels and why he
set them in the unassuming town.
Click
here to listen to the interview
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