When all the lies and hypocrisy of the world become too much to ignore; when you see it all so clearly that you can't erase the image from your mind, what do you do?When the thin veil of conformity drops from Bekki s eyes she doesn t know what to do either, so she sits down and writes a letter. Alice replies. But who is Alice? And is it even possible for normal people to undertake a true journey of self-improvement without running away to a monastery up a mountain?Bekki is going to find out.Notebook Number Nine is a life-affirming, often humorous story of self-discovery and what it simply means to be human.