Young Anne decides to forgo thoughts of romance and adventure as she embarks upon a well planned life. Her plans change suddenly when a mysterious and heroic boy named Jules Allan whisks Anne and her kitten far, far away. Anne refuses to accept she has landed in the pages of an adventure story, in the land of Homecoming. Here characters, the evil Gray Queen and her allies, the Enuffs, are editing the happily ever after ending. She finds herself being mistaken for Alice, getting unlost, and inciting an uprising. She and Jules Allan battle pirates, giants, trolls, a dragon, and the sinister Ombudsman to save the plot and Homecoming.Three bickering pixies, a beautiful pirate girl, two librarians and a group of little men help Anne learn that the real struggle lies within. She must confront her decision to abandon childhood in order to become a grown-up. Will she allow her heart to believe the adventure is real or will she grow-up to climb twisting stairways? A quest for hope, romance and - "an" author.
- ISBN10 1257853147
- ISBN13 9781257853144
- Publish Date 29 December 2011
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 27 November 2013
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint Lulu.com
- Format Paperback
- Pages 313
- Language English