The Alice Diaries

By Kathleen Ryder

Taught by her mother to hate herself, rejected for being an Indigenous Australian, Alice is tired of the life she has.

 

A new year brings new resolutions, Alice is determined that this is the year she completely overhauls her life…If she can just make it through January!

 

Navigating life as a middle-aged woman coping with racism, single parenthood, interfering relatives, mean bosses, and sexy white men is not as easy as Alice thought it would be.

 

Will finding herself mean losing everything else?

 

An emotional journey of hardship and hope, "The Alice Diaries" is a coming of middle-age story set in Australia's harsh outback, perfect for fans of Sophie Kinsella, Milly Johnson, and Marian Keyes.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Ryder Publications
• Release date: Feb 26, 2022
• ISBN: 9798201369354

Kathleen Ryder

Jeffrey Mechling was raised in a family full of secrets. His maternal grandfather was thought to be an agent in the OSS who made several trips to Germany before WW2. Although Mechling grandfather was never known to have served in the military, he was buried in Arlington National Cemetery with the rank of Major.  A number of other Mechling family members seemed to have jobs with the United States Government that they “just could not talk about”. Mr. Mechling himself is an Analysyt with a not so secret government agency and is married to the artist Kathleen Ryder. They reside in Northern Virginia.