Review: A Modern Alice
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 02 25, 2013
Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland is recognised as a classic.Barbara Silkstone, in her thriller interwoven with quotes from Alice; characters based on Lewis Carroll's originals; and a heroine, Alice Harte, who has all the original Alice's naivety, intelligence and trustful expectation of good things to come, gives us a modern update of the classic which is packed with wit and excitement on every page and full of excellently drawn characters.Alice, as a child, loved her White Rabbit, and had it taken from her in a traumatic way. She replaces the White Rabbit with Englishman Nigel, met on the Internet. But although Nigel provides a way of escape from her dreadful boss in Florida, and the gangsters who want to drag her into disaster, he turns out to have his own problems. Alice is a Stephanie Plum-like character, but far from being just a copy, Alice is an individual. If you enjoy Janet Evanovitch, you'll love The Secret Diary of Alice in Wonderland.I love this book. Of all the new books I've read recently. this is the one which I've most enjoyed, and the one which I can recommend fully with my hand on my heart.If you like funny, exciting, romantic, action-filled books, this is for you. Go for it!