WLTM : Literary Characters

Stories are often inhabited by characters who are tragically thwarted in their search to find their soul mate or they're paired off by heartless authors into hopeless and unhappy relationships.

In the real world many people are increasing their chances of finding happiness by using on-line dating sites.

Literary characters give us hours of enjoyment so it seems only fair that someone should give them the same opportunity.

How would Miss Havisham, Icarus or The Gingerbread Man be described on a dating site?

The reader is invited to work out to which fictional character each of the seventy five profiles belongs.

Clues and solutions are given at the back. The reader has fun testing their own knowledge whilst also discovering some new fictional characters.

In this way the book doubles as a source for finding new books to read.WLTM taps into the increasing popularity of the social side of fiction represented through ever growing number of book groups and the continuing rise of the on-line dating phenomenon.The publication also has the unusual additional 'flick book' feature of a 'running book man'.

An ideal treat for oneself or for book loving friends.