"Still she haunts me, phantomwise Alice moving under skies" It's been many years since I first read this book but it never ceases to enchant. Alice's journey, as a pawn through a giant chess game, is populated by fantastical creatures and outlandish characters, from the hapless White Knight to a verbose Humpty Dumpty. Poems practically spill from the pages. And besides, who hasn't wanted to know what's beyond the mirror?
(Kate Ellis - bwl 69 Summer 2013 ) |