
Ask Alice
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But Alice has a secret. Its roots run years back, and miles away, to the dust-blasted prairies of Kansas. It corncerns a lost little boy left under the haphazard guidance of an eccentric uncle. Now, a visit from America looks set to blow apart Alice's glittering pre-eminence forever.
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A gripping page-turner filled with surprises, shocks and deep psychological insight... Intelligent, absorbing and most enjoyable * Independent on Sunday * Utterly gripping reading... You are in for a treat * Literary Review * DJ Taylor creates characters who have dynamic spirit and capture the imagination, while the story has the tension of a thriller, the sensitivity of a romance and the wit of an idiosyncratic adventure * Easy Living * Ambitious and immensely accomplished ... above all a meditation on selfhood and memory * Guardian * A highly accomplished novel. It is engrossingly plotted, and its depiction of the vibrant decade leading to the 1929 Crash offers an interesting parallel to our own times -- Simon Humphreys * Mail on Sunday * Intelligent, absorbing and most enjoyable * Independent on Sunday * Excellent ... the impenetrable, imperturbable Alice compels * Daily Mail * Carefully constructed sets and a convincing commentary on social change -- Charlotte Moore * Spectator * mesmerising novel paints pictures of many different worlds in the early 20th century...busting with detail... captivating * Books Quarterly * When on song, which he often is here, Taylor is a felicitous, intelligent writer. He sets a scene with admirable clarity, peoples it with memorable characters, and offers a plot that will keep most readers hooked and satisfied for nigh on 350 pages. These days this is rarer than you might think -- Alan Taylor * The Herald *More details
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