A hard-hitting and challenging novel about 13 year old Duffy's friendship with girl next door Alice. What at first appears to be a lively imagination and a fixation with Alice in Wonderland, is revealed as a poignant cry for help as Duffy discovers the truth about the abuse Alice is suffering at home.

Controversial subject of childhood abuse dealt with with warmth, sensitivity and humour by an established best-selling children's author.

Innovatively written with powerful Lewis Carroll style passages from Alice's story, this is a novel that will stay with the reader long after they have finished it.