{"product_id":"alice-anyway-brenda-k-thompson-9798298698986","title":"Alice Anyway","description":"\u003cp\u003eFIRST PLACE GRAND PRIZE WINNER FOR FICTION\u003cbr\u003e2026 Next Generation Indie Book Awards\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWinner, First Novel (70,000-90,000 words)\u003cbr\u003eFinalist, Female Empowerment\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e#1 Amazon Bestseller in Women's Historical Fiction, Historical Literary Fiction, and Women's Literary Fiction\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShe was born into silence. Raised on survival. And taught to stay small.\u003cbr\u003eBut The Glens had other plans.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the hills of Appalachia in the 1940s, danger hides behind the language of faith.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEighteen-year-old Alice has always been the quiet one, watching the world and keeping her secrets close. 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Have you ever wondered what it means to belong to someone?\" he asks, his eyes locked on hers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlice swallows. \"I... I don't know.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A woman needs a covering,\" he tells her. \"A man who'll love her, protect her, guide her. You deserve that, Alice.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat begins as comfort soon twists into control. Each choice pulls Alice deeper into a community where obedience is demanded and faith is weaponized. Beneath the rules and whispered warnings, a spark of defiance waits. Small. Steady. Unwilling to be silenced.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTo claim her life, Alice must risk everything. Her safety. Her name. Even her soul.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlice Anyway will resonate with readers who loved Where the Crawdads Sing, The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek, and The Poisonwood Bible.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRaw and lyrical, Alice Anyway is a haunting Southern literary novel about survival, power, and the quiet, relentless courage it takes to choose freedom.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBrenda K. Thompson is also the author of Ivaleena, set against the vivid backdrop of a 1940s traveling carnival, and A Feed Sack Dress for Sadie, a deeply atmospheric Appalachian novel inspired by the story of a stolen child.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Brenda K. Thompson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798298698986\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/20\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 426\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.08lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.95d","brand":"Brenda K. Thompson","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48874742612223,"sku":"9798298698986","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/alice-anyway-brenda-k-thompson-9798298698986","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}