The fictional (but documented) story of the girl/woman who inspired "Alice in Wonderland". The narrator is eighty-years old Alice, who remembers her youth and her complicated relationship with Mr Dodgson (aka Llewis Carroll). 
 The story is the interpretation by the author, Melanie Benjamin, of the undocumented tribulations between Alice and Mr. Dogdson but also of Alice's romantic experiences later on in life. 
 It was a good read although not completely grabbing in a "can't put it down" way. I was a little surprised by the last part of the book, where Alice's memory suddenly clears up after years of confusion. I found this sudden "revelation" to come too quickly and out of the blue. Which is maybe how it is... I've often been told that in old age, people tend to remember more about their childhood than before. But it felt strange.