Ask Alice

1904. A pretty young woman travels apprehensively across the American prairies; on a whim she makes a bold decision, grabbing her future with both hands.

A quarter of a century later, in the brightly colored world of London high life, Alice Keach is queen among society hostesses. Herface stares from every gossip column. Behind her lie a marriageto a wealthy landowner and a career as a celebrated actress. But Alice has a secret, whose roots run five thousand miles away tothat Kansas train ride, and a chain of connection with the potential to blow her comfortable existence apart. Ranging from the Dakota Badlands to the drawing roomsof Mayfair and the casting couches of the Edwardiantheater, Ask Alice is a remarkable novel that confirms D. J. Tayloras a writer of the highest intellect, vision, and imagination.