From Amazon.com: A murder by beheading sends Alice Harte, reluctant real estate broker for thugs, running into the arms of Nigel Channing, a charmi...
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Jul 18, 2011
Grace
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This quirky, outlandish, and unpredictable book takes the reader places that are both unexpected and ridiculous. Written as somewhat of a parallel to Alice in Wonderland's zany adventure, each chapter starts with a fitting phrase from Lewis Carroll's classic that mirrors the happenings in Alice Harte's life. When reading this book, just as when reading the original "Alice," one has to suspend all logic and just let the wave take you where it will. Barbara Silkstone manages to weave det
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Jun 15, 2011
J.A.
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Stephanie Plums fans will love this entertainingly mad thriller-romance-comedy!
Written very much in the style of Janet Evanovitch, but with a strong dash of the surreal, The Secret Diary is an entertaining jaunt through a mad world of Miami real estate, pill-popping neuroses, TC's "Phantom fish-flingers" and would-be English Lotharios. Alice, the heroine, is a very engaging character; a tough, sassy woman whose efforts to sort her life out go strangely wrong and yet who manag More...
Written very much in the style of Janet Evanovitch, but with a strong dash of the surreal, The Secret Diary is an entertaining jaunt through a mad world of Miami real estate, pill-popping neuroses, TC's "Phantom fish-flingers" and would-be English Lotharios. Alice, the heroine, is a very engaging character; a tough, sassy woman whose efforts to sort her life out go strangely wrong and yet who manag More...
Dec 19, 2010
TC
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It's been a long time since I read Alice in Wonderland but it didn't affect my appreciation of this book one bit. The main character, Alice, is a neurotic, germophobic, anglophile whose life has gone seriously off the rails. Her strange world is full of characters resembling those in Lewis Carroll's book and she's started seeing the Cheshire Cat. She works for a killer who litigates for a hobby, and is being leant on by the shady family of one of his victims to secure a confession from him and t
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Jul 23, 2011
Tami
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I'll tell you now, I judged a book by its cover. How could you not want to read a book with this rabbit on the front?
So now that you know I'm a judger, let me tell you my thoughts and feelings on the book. Ms. Silkstone has done a great job. She grabbed me right off the bat and made me fall in love with her writing and her characters. I could really see myself jumping into Alice and having her attitude problem (I think that's why I love her so much!) with the world. I'm just sadde More...
So now that you know I'm a judger, let me tell you my thoughts and feelings on the book. Ms. Silkstone has done a great job. She grabbed me right off the bat and made me fall in love with her writing and her characters. I could really see myself jumping into Alice and having her attitude problem (I think that's why I love her so much!) with the world. I'm just sadde More...
Dec 31, 2011
C.L.
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I love the cover. Alice lives in Miami and is embroiled with realtor/gangstas. Also she sees the chesire cat occasionally and compares her life to Alice in Wonderland. (It's a gimme from the title.) She signs up on the net to find a hot Englishman, because she's enamored of all things English. Then things really go south. Liked the sense of humor. Liked that the heroine wasn't a bunny humping nineteen. (Pun intended.) But it was slow going in the first 2/3rds. Once our spunky little Al
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Dec 05, 2010
L.C.
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Heroine Alice Harte is a neurotic mess. She's germaphobic and hooked on Xanax. But who can blame her for her addiction? After a messy divorce, she ends up working for a psychopath who sues people to death when he can't get away with killing them. Alice is also an anglophile and when she meets Nigel online, he exactly fulfills her fantasy of a having a John Cleese type for a lover. Anxious to get away from her troubles at home, she flies to England to meet Nigel. She's in such a muddle from her p
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Dec 06, 2011
Donna
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This book was wild, outrageous fun! From page one of The Secret Diary of Alice in Wonderland, Age 42 and Three-Quarters, Barbara Silkstone grabs the reader by the throat and hauls her along on a wild ride all the way to The End. The author has a strong, distinctive voice and uses words the way an artist uses paint. Like strokes of bold color, her descriptions create vivid and lively scenes and unforgettable characters that have stayed with me long after I put down the book. This is an amazing, r
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Dec 17, 2010
Shelleyrae
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Barbara Silkstone's quirky new novel is a tribute to the genius of the Lewis Carrol classic, Alice in Wonderland.
Alice, aged 42 and 3/4, is caught between her homicidal real estate boss and his rival, out for revenge of the beheading of his brother. Desperate to avoid Tweedledee and Tweedledum and to keep her head, Alice decides to escape to England and during her online search for a hideaway meets Nigel, a (possibly) handsome British charmer who offers to fulfil all her dreams. Alice qui More...
Alice, aged 42 and 3/4, is caught between her homicidal real estate boss and his rival, out for revenge of the beheading of his brother. Desperate to avoid Tweedledee and Tweedledum and to keep her head, Alice decides to escape to England and during her online search for a hideaway meets Nigel, a (possibly) handsome British charmer who offers to fulfil all her dreams. Alice qui More...
May 25, 2011
Natasha
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So far I have gone further into the rabbit hole with Silkstone. There are not only references to the Alice in Wonderland book, but to many other philanthropistic ideals. Can't wait to finish it up, review and post to all sites, and possibly interview the author, Barbara Silkstone. This was posted as a series so let us see where this Tim Dorsey meets Stephanie Plum kind of author has coming for us next.
Jun 26, 2011
Kathy (ebookkat)
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I decided to read this book "The Secret Diary of Alice In Wonderland, Age 42 and Three-Quarters" because the title made me smile. I hesitated a little because I was not a huge Alice In Wonderland fan. I was delighted when the book turned out to be a clever, witty, charming, funny, silly, comical quick read! It had a lot of quirky kooky wacky characters and humorous dialogue that made me laugh and smile.
Dec 11, 2011
Ken
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What a whacky book! This has got to be one of the most fascinating reads available today, and that is saying a lot as there are tons of good books on the market. I am through with this one and can't resist the chance to urge others to put reality on hold and grab this book...and run for the rabbit hole!
Oct 31, 2011
Kristen
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This was a quick read and a neat concept. The story line was a bit out there but the references to Alice in Wonderland saved it for me. I was able to accept some of the outrageous character traits and behavior because of the direct reference littered throughout. I think without that element is would have been difficult for me to accept the world she lives in.
Mar 01, 2011
Eric
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What I think of this book is difficult to put into words. It's quirky, it's funny, and it's filled with the unexpected, yet somehow, I was less than enchanted with it. It was a decent story and I don't regret the time I spent reading it, but I wouldn't put it on my all-time favorite list. It is well written and well edited, but my guess is that I'm just not the target audience.
Nov 25, 2011
Issa
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I would have enjoyed this story even more if there had been more explanations of things (like how did Nigel even get involved to begin with). I feel like it was a fun ride but there were a bunch of things that were glossed over.
Dec 15, 2011
International Cat Lady
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How did this book get so many good ratings? I made it 11% in on my Kindle, and just gave up. Abysmal plot, terrible writing, and the references to Alice in Wonderland were not remotely clever.
Oct 13, 2010
Camilla
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While this is certainly a funny book I was disappointed with the connection it promised to Alice in Wonderland. Not much but a couple of quotes in my opinion. The writing is fluent and the details are really good.
Mar 14, 2011
Sharon
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What?
What a bizarre book. I feel like I was taking little pink pills while reading it. It was more strange than my dreams after eating spicy foods.
What a bizarre book. I feel like I was taking little pink pills while reading it. It was more strange than my dreams after eating spicy foods.
Sep 28, 2010
Prose
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Laughed till my sides ached. Very clever. Smacks of Stephanie Plum but funnier. Great plot. Surprise ending.
Jan 02, 2011
Scott
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It's been a while since I read the original Alice in Wonderland so I'm sure I missed some references, but I still very much enjoyed this book. Alice, a real estate broker, seeks to escape the clutches of her evil boss. She meets Nigel, an Englishman, online and runs off to be with him. As it turns out, his world seems just as chaotic as hers and she returns to the states to resolve her own problems. Filled with hilarious twists and turns as well as Alice in Wonderland references, The Secret Diar
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Apr 15, 2011
Kurt
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I was hoping it would get better but 1/3 through the book I had to admit it just wasn't.
Just because the story is told in a high speed way doesn't make it any better, dear author. No debt, interesting scenes, no emotion, just a flat story that doesn't go anywhere; hell even the quotes from Alice... are boring and dull.
Just because the story is told in a high speed way doesn't make it any better, dear author. No debt, interesting scenes, no emotion, just a flat story that doesn't go anywhere; hell even the quotes from Alice... are boring and dull.
Mar 02, 2011
Jacqui
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It started off slow, but picked up and I ended up really enjoying it. The references to Alice In Wonderland were cute and there were a few twists I didn't see coming.
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