{"product_id":"alice-fantastic-paperback-by-maggie-estep","title":"Alice Fantastic Paperback by Maggie Estep","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n                \n                    \n                        \u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProduct Details\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n                        \u003cul\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cb\u003eAkashic Books, Ltd.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e(2009-05-05)\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003eEnglish\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e248\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003epages\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e9781933354811\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eItem Weight\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e255.15\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003egrams\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e20.83 x 13.46 x 2.03\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003ecm\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                        \u003c\/ul\u003e\n                        \u003cbr\u003e\n                        \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eEstep’s best novel to date explores with deep wit and insight how a shocking family secret impacts the lives of an eccentric mother and her two daughters.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“There is about Maggie Estep’s work a directness, a clear determination—a drive to cut through, to break through, to claw through—that is impressive.” —A.M. Homes, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Mistress’s Daughter\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e“Maggie Estep is the bastard daughter of Raymond Chandler and Anaïs Nin. Her prose is hard-boiled and sexy; she turns a good phrase and shows some leg.” —Jonathan Ames, author of \u003ci\u003eWake Up, Sir!\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlice Hunter is a thirty-six-year-old professional gambler living in Queens, NY. She is modestly successful as a horseplayer and enjoys her work. Though avidly pursued by her lover, Clayton, who she refers to as The Big Oaf, Alice’s closest companion is Candy, a small, spotted dog, and Alice likes it that way. When Clayton’s overzealousness leads Alice to ask one of her racetrack cronies to intimidate Clayton into leaving her, a few things go wrong and Alice turns to her half-sister Eloise, a toy maker, whose own lover has just been killed in a freak accident.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere is fierce love between Alice, Eloise, and Kimberly (their unconventional mother), but it takes Alice’s accidental discovery of an awful secret Kimberly has been keeping to truly bring three eccentric women, seventeen dogs, and assorted lovers together.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n                        \u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n                        \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMAGGIE ESTEP\u003c\/b\u003e (1963–2014) was the author of multiple books, including \u003ci\u003eAlice Fantastic\u003c\/i\u003e and\u003ci\u003e Hex\u003c\/i\u003e (a\u003ci\u003e New York Times \u003c\/i\u003eNotable Book of 2003). Her work also appeared in many magazines and anthologies such as \u003ci\u003eBrooklyn Noir, Queens Noir, Aloud: Voices from the Nuyorican Poets Cafe, The Best American Erotica\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Outlaw Bible of American Poetry\u003c\/i\u003e. She performed her work in a wide variety of venues ranging from Lincoln Center to Lollapalooza and on the TV series \u003ci\u003eDef Poetry Jam.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n                    \n                \n            \u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Best Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":46556597977249,"sku":"BBSNIJ9781933354811","price":21.95,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0525\/2084\/5473\/files\/9781933354811_0a43bb73-49e1-4eea-a102-5eaff2ebd6f9.jpg?v=1781822699","url":"https:\/\/www.bestbookstore.ca\/products\/alice-fantastic-paperback-by-maggie-estep","provider":"Best Book Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}