Becoming Alice Again

Garth Madsen has money, ambition, and a ruthless drive that have made him a Silicon Valley power player. But behind the gleam of his success, cracks are forming. After he is admitted to Good Samaritan Hospital, his wife Alice is in for a shock when she enters his office. What she discovers there will change her life-and his-forever. After years of silence, she's torn between saying nothing or making a stand-with the power to rewrite her own story. Will she reclaim her voice? And what about Garth? Will he be able to cover his tracks, or will he pay the price for his transgressions?

BIO

Pulitzer Center award-winning writer Glynnis Hayward grew up in South Africa and now lives in the San Francisco Bay Area. A member of PEN South Africa, she has been recognized by the Commonwealth Journal of Literature alongside many notable South African authors. Her previous novel, A Labyrinth of Secrets, was a finalist in the Story Trade Awards which honored craft, excellence, and innovation in fiction. It was also a winner at the International Impact Book Awards.

Glynnis is the author of five previous novels, all of which demonstrate an unflinching exploration of power and moral conflict.

Becoming Alice Again won the International Impact Book Award in 2026, and received Honorable Mention in the San Francisco Book Awards.