What Would Alice Do?: Advice for the Modern Woman

By Lauren Laverne and Lewis Carroll

A perfect gift for book lovers and fans of Lewis Carroll’s classics Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass, this beautiful handbook of timeless advice is filled with the original and iconic illustrations of Alice and her unforgettable friends from Wonderland.

For over 150 years, Alice—the incomparable heroine of Lewis Carroll’s classic novels—has delighted readers young and old with her spirit and strength. And now she’s going to help a new generation of fans navigate life just as she did Wonderland in this beautiful treasury of advice featuring quotes from the unforgettable characters of Wonderland. Whether she's getting directions from the Cheshire Cat, answering riddles from the Mad Hatter, or keeping her head with the Queen of Hearts, Alice, the original feminist, has much to teach the modern woman about honesty, courage, and making one’s way in a world that doesn’t always make sense.

In this essential collection, Alice demonstrates why rules are meant to be broken, how to handle the most difficult people, how to shatter the glass ceiling and get ahead at work, the art of grace under pressure, the importance of staying true to yourself, and how the best experiences in life come from forging your own path, even if that means chasing a white rabbit down a hole.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Atria Books
• Release date: Oct 23, 2018
• ISBN: 9781501199790

Lauren Laverne

Lauren first came into the spotlight as a singer in the cult indie group Kenickie, later moving into broadcasting, presenting shows such as CD:UK, The Culture Show, The Brits and Glastonbury. She has interviewed everyone from Sir Paul McCartney, U2 and Madonna to Dizzee Rascal and Little Boots. She has written for the Guardian and is also a Grazia columnist. After encouragement from her husband (who said "you're an excellent speller") Lauren recently began writing fiction.

Book preview

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Being Inspirational

Live your dreams

When I used to read fairy-tales, I fancied that kind of thing never happened, and now here I am in the middle of one!

Believe anything is possible

Oh, how I wish I could shut up like a telescope! I think I could, if I only knew how to begin. For, you see, so many out-of-the-way things had happened lately, that Alice had begun to think that very few things indeed were really impossible.

Break the rules

"Rule Forty-two. All persons more than a mile high to leave the court."

Everybody looked at Alice.

"I’m not a mile high," said Alice.

You are, said the King.

Nearly two miles high, added the Queen.

Well, I sha’n’t go, at any rate, said Alice: "besides, that’s not a regular rule: you invented it just