This has to be one of my favourite reads of 2017! Filled with satire and contemporary humour, this is a marvellous Brexit twist on a classic tale.
Lying on a riverbank on a lazy summer’s afternoon – 23rd June 2016, to be precise – Alice spots a flustered-looking white rabbit called Dave calling for a referendum. Following him down a rabbit-hole, she emerges into a strange new land, where up is down, black is white, experts are fools and fools are experts…
The punchy narrative is enhanced through the fabulous illustrations which leave little doubt as to the intended characters and the ‘immigration’ scene where Alice finds her motives questioned is poignantly relevant in the current climate.
And then there’s Trumpty Dumpty; a man who ‘had orange skin, squinty eyes and a puckered little mouth that reminded Alice of her cat’s bottom. On top of all this lay a thatch of golden hair, much the same colour as Alice’s, but of a texture that she had never seen before.’
The ‘poems’ lend an authentic nod to the original text but with a uniquely relevant slant.
This is certainly a must-read, especially if you want a laugh-out-loud experience!
Pickled Thoughts and Pinot 