Finding your way sometimes means getting lost along the way.
All Falling Things is my first book, forthcoming from Scarsdale Publishing. This story looks at the threads of life – how something as simple as bumping into someone on the street can redirect someone down the right path. It is also an homage to one of my favorite stories, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. Each of the characters in my book has a tie to someone from Carroll’s world. For example, one of the narrators is Alice, who has just taken a leap down her own rabbit hole of sorts by leaving behind everything she knows and moving to Chicago. Our other narrator, Stanley, is the white rabbit.
All Falling Things takes place in Chicago – and the city is practically a character itself. ❤
The best thing about falling is discovering all of the places you might land.
She left her perfect life behind. He’s trapped in one he never wanted.
When their worlds collide on a Chicago sidewalk, both will discover that falling apart might be the only way to become whole again.
Alice Hart has always done what was expected—steady job, steady man, steady future. Until one impulsive decision sends her two thousand miles from home, armed with nothing but two suitcases and a stubborn hope that life can be more than “fine.”
Stanley Hoppenworth has the corner office, the tailored suit, and the hollow ache of a man living someone else’s dream. The last thing he needs is a distraction—especially one with blue eyes, wind-tangled hair, and a habit of asking dangerous questions about happiness.
As their chance encounter turns into something real, Alice and Stanley must choose between the safety of who they were and the risk of who they could become. Because love doesn’t just catch you when you fall—it shows you how to land.
“Be sure the safest rule is that we should not dare to live in any scene in which we dare not die.”
~ Lewis Carroll, Sylvie and Bruno
Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass by Lewis Carroll have been favorites of mine since I was a child. The main characters of All Falling Things are all loosely based around characters from these novels. (Minor characters are connected by name only.) Learn more about the writing of this novel through the All Falling Things tag from my blog.
Ami Maxine 