After Alice - Softcover

"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

"[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

"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

"[S]tunningly clever in its conflation of fairy tales, the mix and match of characters, woven throughout with references to philosophical ideas, the social issues of the day, and attitudes of the time...Maguire impressively channels Carroll's penchant for humorous wordplay, literary nonsense, and logic games."--Boston Globe

"Gregory Maguire has done it again! Just as he did with Wicked, Maguire has turned the beloved children's tale Alice's Adventures in Wonderland into an adult world with real problems and real rules yet still full of magnificent possibilities."--The Arched Doorway

"This new expedition into Wonderland promises a bit of history, a touch of adventure and a dazzling amount of imagination."--Stuart Magazine