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“So powerfully sweet and written with such kindness… Alice drew me in, and the flowing prose kept me there to the final word.”
Alice Anyway
📖 #1 Bestseller in Women’s Historical Fiction, Historical Literary Fiction & Women’s Literary Fiction
Alice Anyway has been officially entered in the 2026 Next Generation Indie Book Awards in the Historical Fiction (1900s) and First Novel categories.
In the Kentucky hills of the 1940s, danger hides behind the language of faith.
Sixteen-year-old Alice Aniway has always been the quiet one, watching the world and keeping her secrets close. But when grief leaves her alone on the family homestead, a blue-eyed stranger arrives with scripture in his pocket and words that sound like love. “A woman needs a covering,” he tells her. “A man who’ll love her, protect her, guide her. You deserve that, Alice.”
What begins as comfort soon twists into control. Each choice pulls Alice deeper into a community where obedience is demanded and faith is weaponized. Yet beneath the rules and whispered warnings, a spark of defiance waits—small, steady, and unwilling to be silenced.
To claim her life, Alice must risk everything: her safety, her name, even her soul.
Raw and lyrical, Alice Anyway is a haunting story of survival, power, and the peril of staying quiet.
✨ A haunting, lyrical debut, Alice Anyway is for readers who loved Where the Crawdads Sing and The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek.
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“So many emotions, so many questions the author lets you answer for yourself… You will not be the same after reading it.”
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“Quite a study in love, acceptance, and moving on… She learned to face her own beliefs and accept those of others without adopting them.”
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“Be true to yourself! Alice knows what works for her and lives her life honestly to herself and the world.”
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“Compelling and lyrical—I reread whole paragraphs. I’ll be looking forward to more.”
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“Rich, immersive writing—pulled me straight into the Appalachian hills. Alice herself is unforgettable.”