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“Thoughtful and disconcertingly memorable…Ada, Alice’s best
friend, also falls down a rabbit hole into a phantasmagorical
realm where she too is tossed and bossed about by strange
creatures who delight in clever, frustrating wordplay…A feast for
the mind…readers will ruminate on it long after turning the last
page.” (Publishers Weekly (starred review))
“Maguire firmly sets Wonderland in time and place and weaves an
intricate web of symbolism and allegory…The novel is full of the
magic, wonder, and fresh twists that his fans have come to
expect, and Maguire-and Wonderland-lovers alike will enjoy this
fantastic return.” (Booklist (starred review))
“Continuing his tradition of rewriting fairy tales with an arch
eye and offbeat point of view, Maguire turns his attention to
Lewis Carroll and Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. . . . A
brilliant and nicely off-kilter reading of the children’s
classic, retrofitted for grown-ups―and a lot of fun.” (Kirkus
Reviews (starred review))
“[Maguire’s] playful vocabulary may be Carroll-esque, but his
keen wit is closer to Monty Python, with a fine, unforced sense
of play… his erudition is a joy, his sense of fun infectious.”
(Joe Hill, New York Times Book Review)
“In one vexing day, Ada, Lydia, and Miss Armstrong must adapt to
deal with their circumstances and find new facets of themselves.
Maguire fans should be pleased with his take, at turns clever and
philosophical, on the Lewis Carroll classic.” (Library Journal)
“The author of Wicked, the beloved retelling of the Wizard of Oz,
has done it again. In honor of Alice and Wonderland’s 150th
anniversary, Gregory Maguire is offering a new perspective on the
classic tale… We guarantee you’ve never imagined Alice and
Wonderland quite like this.” (InStyle (Book Club Selection))
“Through means of jokes, puns, and slightly scandalous ditties,
combined with the elevated vocabulary that was very common in
Victorian literature, Maguire evokes both the time period and
Carroll himself… this book is a wonderful companion to Lewis
Carroll’s classic tales.” (New York Journal of Books)
“AFTER ALICE will inspire readers to think anew about both
historical realities and classic fantasies.” (Bookreporter.com)
“Maguire plays with the ancient archetypes at work in Wonderland
while injecting them with fresh perspective.” (Entertainment
Weekly)
“Maguire’s style takes on an almost lyrical quality. In After
Alice Maguire masterfully mimics the quick, witty, and often
nonsensical dialogue of Carroll’s original story.” (Manhattan
Book Review)
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From the Back Cover
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The multimillion-copy bestselling author of Wicked offers a
magical new twist on Lewis Carroll’s classic children’s book
Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland
When Alice toppled down the rabbit-hole 150 years ago, she found
a Wonderland as rife with inconsistent rules and abrasive egos as
the world she left behind. But what of that world? How did 1860s
Oxford react to Alice’s disappearance?
In this brilliant new work of fiction, Gregory Maguire turns his
dazzling imagination to the question of underworlds,
undergrounds, underpinnings—and understandings old and new,
offering an inventive spin on Carroll’s enduring tale. Ada, a
friend of Alice’s mentioned briefly in Alice’s Adventures in
Wonderland, is off to visit her friend but arrives a moment too
late—and tumbles down the rabbit-hole herself.
Ada brings to Wonderland her own imperfect apprehension of cause
and effect as she embarks on an odyssey to find Alice and see her
safely home from this surreal world below the world. The White
Rabbit, the Cheshire Cat, the bloodthirsty Queen of Hearts—droll
and imperious as always—interrupt their mad tea party to suggest
a conundrum: If Eurydice can ever be returned to the arms of
Orpheus, or if Lazarus can be raised from the tomb, perhaps Alice
can be returned to life. In any case, everything that happens
next is After Alice.
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About the Author
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Gregory Maguire is the New York Times bestselling author of
Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister; Lost; Mirror Mirror; and the
Wicked Years, a series that includes Wicked, Son of a Witch, A
Lion Among Men, and Out of Oz. Now a beloved classic, Wicked is
the basis for a blockbuster Tony Award–winning Broadway musical.
Maguire has lectured on art, literature, and culture both at home
and abroad. He lives with his family near Boston, Massachusetts.
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