Social mores come under bestselling author Philippa Gregorys acute scrutiny in this reissue of a long-unavailable novel of betrayal revenge & liberation! Alice Hartley can no longer arouse the interest of her pompous husband the adulterous professor. Despite her efforts she still leaves him cold. Just as she is compelled to face this chilling truth she meets Michael a young student with an excessive libido. In Michael Alice discovers an endless supply of all she has sought: revenge sex & a large house suitable for conversion. Soon the house is thigh-deep with women joyfully casting off the shacles of their oppression. Sadly some narrow-minded neigbours & numerous forces of the law seem completely impervious to all those healing vibrations! ...

Alice in Sunderland" is a graphic novel like no other. Bryan Talbot takes the city of Sunderland & the story of Lewis Carroll & Alice Liddell (the 'real' Alice) as the spine of his story & around them spins a spectacularly diverse range of different stories. He explores Carroll's links with Sunderland & shows how the city inspired his masterpieces. He delves into the city's history from the Venerable Bede to George Formby from its heyday as the greatest shipbuilding port in the world to its present multicultural mix. Talbot's artwork is a spectacular mixture of different styles: black & white ink line & pencil drawing watercolour collage & digitally manipulated photographic artwork. His stories are told from the stage of the Sunderland Empire theatre an Edwardian music hall & the book is a genuine variety performance. In " Alice in Sunderland" he shows
- triumphantly
- how local history is national history in microcosm how one story begets another. The result is a landmark book in the graphic field."

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Sequel to New York Times "bestselling manga " Alice in the Country of Hearts" His name is Boris & despite his human form & piercings & tattoos he is not your typical punk teenager. For he is the Cheshire Cat complete with cat ears & a tail & a penchant for riddles. Boris is in madly love with Alice & Alice is vulnerable & lonely. But will she fall for the Cheshire Cat?" "" ...

Kidnapped by a handsome man with rabbit ears Alice Liddell finds herself abandoned in an odd place called Wonderland & thrust into a game " the rules of which she has yet to learn. Alice ever the plucky tomboy sets off to explore & get the lay of this strange land intent on finding her rude kidnapper & giving him a piece of her mind (and her fist). But little does she know that shes wandered right into the middle of a dangerous power struggle involving just about all of Wonderlands attractive weapon-happy denizens. & the only way for Alice to return home is to get acquainted with the lot of them?! How in the world will she manage that & still manage to stay alive?!" ...

Kidnapped by a handsome man with rabbit ears Alice Liddell finds herself abandoned in an odd place called Wonderland & thrust into a game " the rules of which she has yet to learn. Alice ever the plucky tomboy sets off to explore & get the lay of this strange land intent on finding her rude kidnapper & giving him a piece of her mind (and her fist). But little does she know that shes wandered right into the middle of a dangerous power struggle involving just about all of Wonderlands attractive weapon-happy denizens. & the only way for Alice to return home is to get acquainted with the lot of them?! How in the world will she manage that & still manage to stay alive?!" ...

One hot summer's day Alice tumbles down down down a rabbit hole
- & finds herself in Wonderland where everything is topsy-turvy
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This is a new paperback edition of the picture book based on the beloved classic by Lewis Carroll. It is retold for younger children to provide an ideal introduction to the story. Alice follows the White Rabbit down a hole & finds herself in Wonderl&. Faced with a magic cake a grinning cat & a noisy Queen Alice doesn't know what will happen next. Featuring fabulous artwork by Mauro Evangelista this gorgeous book with its vibrant illustrations is sure to enthrall & delight very young children as well as those just beginning to read. ...

'I had sent my heroine straight down a rabbit-hole without the least idea what was to happen afterwards ' wrote Dodgson describing how Alice was conjured up one 'golden afternoon' in 1862 to entertain his child-friend Alice Liddell. In the nonsensical Wonderland & the back-to-front Looking-Glass kingdom order is turned upside-down: a baby turns into a pig; time is abandoned at a tea-party; & a chaotic game of chess makes 7-year-old a Queen. ...

This edition contains Alice's Adventures in Wonderland & its sequel Through the Looking Glass. It is illustrated throughout by Sir John Tenniel whose drawings for the books add so much to the enjoyment of them. Tweedledum & Tweedledee the Mad Hatter the Cheshire Cat the Red Queen & the White Rabbit all make their appearances & are now familiar figures in writing conversation & idiom. So too are Carroll's delightful verses such as ' The Walrus & the Carpenter' & the inspired jargon of that masterly Wordsworthian parody ' The Jabberwocky'. ...

The force of social satire & fantasy in the original text of Alice in Wonderland" is as relevant today as when the novel was first published in 1865. This version of Carrolls classic tale is a startling departure from the traditional Victorian approach. In his introduction Ralph Steadman describes how a fresh illustrative perspective created an original modern vision. The irony & satire of " Alice in Wonderland" acquires new life with Steadmans audacious & dynamic illustrations. The 47 pen & ink illustrations from the critically acclaimed 1968 edition are faithfully restored & reformatted. The energy imagination & power of Steadmans pen introduces the wit & wisdom of Alice to a new generation of readers. Lewis Carroll is the pseudonym of Charles Lutwidge Dodgson 1832-1898. " Alice in Wonderland" was first published in 1865. Ralph Steadmans illustrations have appeared in newspapers magazines & dozens of books including Hunter S. Thompsons " Fear & Loathing in Las Vegas"." ...