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Book SynopsisAlice Clark has been trying to avoid an acute state of "not-knowing" about what's happened and what's happening. Whatever happened has much to do with why three of her friends died early and badly and she did not. Alice is a mess, and her story is a mess too--digressive, disheveled, and wild. She takes us across the United States in an overdue effort to find out what part she's played, or failed to, in her own life. Along the way she revisits her memories and meets a variety of "Cheshire cats," who in scary, rude, and seductive ways help her to keep going and find things out... or not.
Trade Review"With a sure, compassionate touch, Malouf takes a woman of sorrows on a journey of great wit, imagination and joy. This unpredictable road trip across America--and through Alice's painful past--is always insightful, and frequently hilarious." --Emma Donoghue "A fine and daring writer. Her language power does its scarf dance with huge versatility and good humor." --Cynthia Ozick "[Malouf's] stories have nerve and true zoombah!, which is the highest praise I know how to give." --Harold Bloom
