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[myf]

I was just about to ask the same thing. The only sensible thing I could suggest would be that some illiterate oik had put it back in the wrong place.

[cows]

If these two people are from the book, and they somehow came out - could it not make sense that they will try and continue their normal routine in this world instead of their own?

So for example if it was written that they would go to Reading, that they would travel there anyway just in this world instead of in the book...

random idea - might help find them - if there is a purpose to the book they came out of, that might be what they are (trying) to do...

[cows]

New message on her blog. Though it doesn't really tell us a lot...

Amy has gone trawling around London, and as we know - has found herself a lead. Though is reluctant to say for fear of sounding stupid...

I was thinking maybe the places she went to had something in common, like a big event going on soon, or even now. That might give us a clue as to what her lead is...

[Lovecraft2514]

 

[Mokey Fraggle]

I'm picking up a copy of Calvino's book tonight -- partially to see if there are any clues, but mostly because it looks like an interesting novel. If anything strikes me as important, I'll share!

*Mokey goes off to read like the nerdy little bookworm she is*

[Trak26]

not sure about this ARG

[cows]

There are dozens... None of which seem particularly related, but anyway - a list I found:

[251425142514]

I think the more importatn question is why did the authors start with B and not A. I think we probably missed something, like some author whos last name starts with an A.

[Fridge]

[myf]

Try to take a cameraphone so you can take pictures of anything that might be a clue!

[Fridge]

Ah no worries about that, a digital camera is always on hand. Ill make sure to fully document anything i find! Ill also keep my eyes peeled for Amy name tags.

[notgordian]

Ooooh, "If On a Winter's Night a Traveler"! One of my favorites! (and yeah, I'm fairly sure you can consider it a classic)

One reason it might have been brought up is the first chapter, which it's fairly famous for. It spends the entire chapter talking to the reader about the process of picking out books and the optimal way to read them. I'd say it was postmodern, but I overuse that term way too much.

I'd think it would be brought up to let you know to search for a book at Fowles. Either that, or we're being primed that we're dealing with a story within a story within a story (Calvino utilized framing in the book in a very interesting manner).

[cows]

Ok - so three new blog posts by Amy...

The first, tells us of another book found in the wrong place, this time, Wind in the Willows in the crime section... She requests that whoever sees it - leaves it where it is. She doesn't know where Wuthering Heights went. Post finishes by saying that the lead she had that seemed like a long shot - but paid off

The second blog post is that of a handwritten letter, by Havisham herself (great expectations). She asks if Amy is really an 'outlander' (what I suppose is somebody outside of a book e.g. in this world), and to see if she is, she asks some odd questions that I only a real person would get correct I suppose because...

[myf]

Well, that's me shown up wrong then!

Wind In The Willows makes sense, as Mr Toad does appear in some of the Fforde novels - certainly in Well of Lost Plots, but I can't remember if he's in any others.

cows, that word in the first letter that you couldn't make out is daguerreotype - she wanted a baby photo!

Looks like this would be a good time to post the blurb about the upcoming book:

[Barefoot Andy]

Hi there, new to this sort of thing, but a long time Fforde reader.

One thing that did strike me is that on 21st 17:02, Amy describes how she "found a copy of Wind in the Willows sitting in the crime section"

Earlier that day, on the Jasper Fforde discussion boards, here