Alice's Adventures in Wonderland Part 8
Coming up for air - the final chapters!
Sweet loves, this week I lunched with a dear friend who pronounced “I got you something - but wait I’m sure you have it already - eee - I’m going to give it to you anyway - it feels special - argh - I hope you like it - in fact I know you already have it because how could you not - anyway” eventually she let herself pause long enough to reach into her bag, flash me a grin as cheeky as a Cheshire Cat’s and then she deftly produced a perfect paper parcel.
I knew immediately it was a book and I had a suspicion given her set-up, which, but chaps, I could never have prepared myself… for the MAGIC.
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Boy oh boy, this perfect miniature of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland complete with defiantly huge kids font, hand drawn illustrations - John Tennials originals, my fave, when I didn’t yet have a copy with them in full colour - and trimmed in gold, felt like something borne of Wonderland itself. A pre-emptive Christmas treat! It is so beautiful I almost burst into tears with joy.
This is a pal who knows how much I love books but also who knows books and she absolutely nailed this gorgeous gift. So this is the edition I will be reading from this week, in celebration. You can run to get your own copy, here.
I have also decided to finish up the remaining chapters today in one fell swoop and in my intro I’ll be sharing a little more about why. These little insights of course form part of the wonderful subscribership so if you’d like to come along for the ride and/or catch up on the journey thus far, join us below!