Ask Alice
by DJ Taylor
FICTION
CHATTO & WINDUS
02/04/09
This mesmerising novel paints pictures of many different worlds in the early 20th century, from provincial theatre to high society, from the pigpens of Norfolk to the cabals of politics. It has huge range yet is also bursting with detail. Full of terrific characters, the most captivating of all being Alice herself, with her red hair and independent spirit.
This Alice is a brilliant, enterprising young woman, who takes the future into her own hands. Yet the choices she makes will have consequences that will come back to haunt her, for her hard-won rise to a world of wealth is underpinned by a dangerous secret.
Lindsey Russell, Waterstone's Macclesfield
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