Author Description

Few works have captivated the public’s imagination like Lewis Carroll’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. In Melanie Benjamin’s historical novel Alice I Have Been, we meet the young girl whose irrepressible spirit sent her on that unforgettable trip down the rabbit hole. The grown woman’s story is no less enthralling. As a woman, wife, mother and widow, she’s experienced passion, privilege and tragedy. As she nears her 81st birthday, a peacetime of balls and royal romances gives way to the tumult of war, and the stakes couldn’t be higher: she’s the mother of three sons, all soldiers. By turns a love story and literary mystery, this portrait of a remarkable woman is a brillant blend of fact and fiction.