Alison Wonderland, Helen Smith
Alison Wonderland, Helen Smith
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Alison Wonderland

Author: Helen Smith

Narrator: Alison Larkin

Unabridged: 5 hr 3 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 11/06/2012

Synopsis

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’s 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. Together, their idiosyncrasies and their demands on Alison threaten to drive her mad…if she didn’t need and love them all so much. 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.

About Helen Smith

Helen Smith is a novelist and play-wright and the recipient of an Arts Council of England Award. In addition to Alison Wonderland, she is the author of Being Light, The Miracle Inspector, and two children’s books. Her plays have been produced to critical acclaim in the United Kingdom. She has traveled all over the world, and currently lives in London.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Tammy

The first thing I noticed about Alison Wonderland was the contradictory reviews on Amazon. Now, I made sure not to read the actual reviews, a very bad practice for reviewers in my opinion. (I am big on opinions, I know.) I did, however, notice the Star Ratings. Fours, twos, fives, threes... it was od......more

Goodreads review by Imogen

Loved it. Having lived in England for about 20 years, this book was especially entertaining with lots of references to things/places I really miss–like Marks and Spencers! My review for Amazon: Modern Wonderland You had me at "I'm waiting for Mr. Wonderland and when I find him I'll get married. Until,......more

Goodreads review by Blair

Alison Wonderland is one of those books I'd had knocking around the back of my mind for quite a while, without knowing exactly where I had heard about it or even what I'd heard about it. I'd filed it away in a vague category entitled 'I read something good about this on a blog' - of course, I can't......more

Goodreads review by Vicki

Alison Wonderland is a delightfully quirky, character-driven odyssey. Underlying the seamless prose is Smith's wit and insightful observation of human nature. An absolute joy to read. The literary fiction I've read (or at least attempted to read) in the past has always been hard work. In Alison Wonde......more

Quotes

“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.” —The Times

“Made me sigh and throw it to the floor in a fit of envious pique.” —Julie Burchill, Guardian

“Smith is gin-and-tonic funny.” —Booklist

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