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Fforde, Jasper
Jasper Fforde is a British author. He grew up in London and Wales. His father was an economist who was Chief Cashier of the Bank of England in 1966–70. His mother, who was involved in different charities, passed on her great love of books to her children. Jasper Fforde was enrolled at the progressive boarding school Dartington Hall School in Totnes, Devon, at the age of twelve. Even though he d...
Literary figures
Richard Jury
Gender: Male
A melancholic and reasonably gloomy commissioner: this is explained by the author Martha Grimes by the fact that Richard Jury - the first name is rarely mentioned - was orphaned during the Second World War and had an unhappy upbringing. He is in the younger middle age, has auburn hair and a winning smile. He shys away from women and relationships, but likes children and gets along well with them.