{"product_id":"after-alice-paperback","title":"After Alice - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGregory Maguire\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the multi-million-copy bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eWicked\u003c\/em\u003e comes a magical new twist on \u003cem\u003eAlice's Adventures in Wonderland\u003c\/em\u003e, published to coincide with the 150th anniversary of Lewis's Carroll's beloved classic.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen 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?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this brilliant 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 \u003cem\u003eAlice's Adventures in Wonderland\u003c\/em\u003e, is off to visit her friend, but arrives a moment too late--and tumbles down the rabbit-hole herself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAda 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. If Eurydice can ever be returned to the arms of Orpheus, or Lazarus can be raised from the tomb, perhaps Alice can be returned to life. Either way, everything that happens next is \"After Alice.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe multimillion-copy bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eWicked\u003c\/em\u003e offers a magical new twist on Lewis Carroll's classic children's book \u003cem\u003eAlice's Adventures in Wonderland\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen 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?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 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 \u003cem\u003eAlice's Adventures in Wonderland, \u003c\/em\u003e is off to visit her friend but arrives a moment too late--and tumbles down the rabbit-hole herself.\u003c\/p\u003eAda 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 \u003cem\u003eAfter Alice\u003c\/em\u003e.--\u003cem\u003eNew York Journal of Books\u003c\/em\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe multimillion-copy bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eWicked\u003c\/em\u003e offers a magical new twist on Lewis Carroll's classic children's book \u003cem\u003eAlice's Adventures in Wonderland\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen 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?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 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 \u003cem\u003eAlice's Adventures in Wonderland, \u003c\/em\u003e is off to visit her friend but arrives a moment too late--and tumbles down the rabbit-hole herself.\u003c\/p\u003eAda 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 \u003cem\u003eAfter Alice\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 05, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42691724771391,"sku":"9780060859749","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/ff3d7640d0155bc1864297303578d77e.webp?v=1764993015","url":"https:\/\/dhl-adrianne.myshopify.com\/products\/after-alice-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}