Alison Wonderland |
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Author:
| Smith, Helen |
ISBN: | 978-0-547-84803-7 |
Publication Date: | Jan 2012 |
Publisher: | Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company
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Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | USD $13.95 |
Book Description:
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"Only occasionally does a piece of fiction leap out and demand immediate cult status.Alison Wonderland is one . . . Smith is at the very least a minor phenomenon."--Times(UK) After Alison Temple discovers that her husband is cheating on her, she does what any jilted woman would do--she spray paints a nasty message for him on her wedding dress and takes a job with the detective firm that found him out. Being a researcher at the all-female Fitzgerald's...
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"Only occasionally does a piece of fiction leap out and demand immediate cult status.Alison Wonderland is one . . . Smith is at the very least a minor phenomenon."--Times(UK)
After Alison Temple discovers that her husband is cheating on her, she does what any jilted woman would do--she spray paints a nasty message for him on her wedding dress and takes a job with the detective firm that found him out. Being a researcher at the all-female Fitzgerald's Bureau of Investigation in London is certainly a change of pace from her previous life, especially considering the characters Alison meets in the line of duty. There is her boss, the estimable Mrs. Fitzgerald; Taron, Alison's eccentric best friend, who claims her mother is a witch; Jeff, her love-struck, poetry-writing neighbor; and last, but not least, her psychic postman.
Clever, quirky, and infused with just a hint of magic,Alison Wonderland is a literary novel about a memorable heroine coping with the everyday complexities of modern life.
"A fantasticalThelma and Louise meets Agatha Christie adventure story. The dialogue is smart and the deadpan humor is perfectly judged."--The List (UK)