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'''''A Hole in the World''''' is a 2011 short young-adult fantasy novel by British author [[Sophie Robbins]]. Our protagonist, Bianca Western, is a teenager recently come home from a much-loathed stay at a girls' boarding school that ended in arson and expulsion. Reunited with her best friend Scotty and learning to enjoy the company of his friends Cory and Daisy, Bianca finds herself drawn to a mysterious hole in the middle of a stone wall she once entered as a child. Venturing once more into the hole to confront her childhood memories, Bianca finds herself the reluctant rescuer of Princess Alexandra of Calpaea, who is now entirely convinced that Bianca is her [[Prince Charming]].
'''''A Hole in the World''''' is a 2011 short young-adult fantasy novel by British author [[Sophie Robbins]]. Our protagonist, Bianca Western, is a teenager recently come home from a much-loathed stay at a girls' boarding school that ended in arson and expulsion. Reunited with her best friend Scotty and learning to enjoy the company of his friends Cory and Daisy, Bianca finds herself drawn to a mysterious hole in the middle of a stone wall she once entered as a child. Venturing once more into the hole to confront her childhood memories, Bianca finds herself the reluctant rescuer of Princess Alexandra of Calpaea, who is now entirely convinced that Bianca is her [[Prince Charming]].


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* [[I Choose to Stay]]: {{spoiler|All the main characters decide to stay in Calpaea at the end.}}
* [[I Choose to Stay]]: {{spoiler|All the main characters decide to stay in Calpaea at the end.}}
* [[Hair of Gold]]: Alexandra.
* [[Hair of Gold]]: Alexandra.
* [[John Barrowman]]: His cover of "Uptown Girl" is Bianca and Alexandra's love song, {{spoiler|and what finally snaps Alexandra out of Prince Michael's spell at the end}}.
* [[John Barrowman]]: His cover of "Uptown Girl" is Bianca and Alexandra's love song, {{spoiler|and what finally snaps Alexandra out of Prince Michael's spell at the end}}.{{context|reason=Is this a trope?}}
* [[Naughty Tentacles]]: Referenced for laughs, but obviously never actually implemented.
* [[Naughty Tentacles]]: Referenced for laughs, but obviously never actually implemented.
* [[Nice Hat]]: Alexandra has a pointy pink hat that's apparently impossible to knock off her head.
* [[Nice Hat]]: Alexandra has a pointy pink hat that's apparently impossible to knock off her head.
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Latest revision as of 19:11, 28 July 2021

A Hole in the World
Written by: Sophie Robbins
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First published: 2011
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A Hole in the World is a 2011 short young-adult fantasy novel by British author Sophie Robbins. Our protagonist, Bianca Western, is a teenager recently come home from a much-loathed stay at a girls' boarding school that ended in arson and expulsion. Reunited with her best friend Scotty and learning to enjoy the company of his friends Cory and Daisy, Bianca finds herself drawn to a mysterious hole in the middle of a stone wall she once entered as a child. Venturing once more into the hole to confront her childhood memories, Bianca finds herself the reluctant rescuer of Princess Alexandra of Calpaea, who is now entirely convinced that Bianca is her Prince Charming.

Basically, it's a traditional fairy-tale about a prince, a princess and a kingdom whose fate will be determined by the power of their love -- with a bit of a twist.

And it is adorable.

A Hole in the World is currently[when?] only available in Amazon Kindle format.

Not to be confused with the 1990 memoir by Richard Rhodes, the episode of Angel, the song by The Eagles, or the song by Thursday.

Tropes used in A Hole in the World (novel) include:

"Music is surely the most beautiful thing to permeate the air!"

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