Book description
Love, lust, boys and shopping - the main worries of a teenage girl?
Not for eighteen-year-old Alice Peterson, who, at the height of her
youth and an extremely promising tennis career, was diagnosed with
rheumatoid arthritis. In the midst of shock and denial, and the
enduring question, 'Isn't it old people who get arthritis?', Alice had
to learn to live with what quickly turned from the odd ache and pain
to a very aggressive form of the illness, and rediscover a new path in
life. Told with wit, charm and frankness, Another Alice is also a
story of friendship, family, growing up and the desire to be normal.
Above all it celebrates the power of the human spirit.
Alice Peterson is the author of the bestselling novels Monday to
Friday Man (Quercus 2011), Ten Years On (Quercus 2012), You, Me and
Him (Black Swan, 2007) and Look The World In The Eye (Black Swan,
2005). She now works closely with the National Rheumatoid Arthritis
Society (NRAS) to raise awareness of the condition, and to highlight
particularly how it affects the lives of young sufferers. She lives in
West London. Praise for Ten Years On: 'The writing is wonderful ...
Definitely recommended,' Bookbag. 'This poignant story about love,
grief and forgiveness is wonderfully touching,' Closer.
