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It has been almost three years since the day Father disappeared from Farenwood. The only thing he carried with him was a ruler in his pocket, but Alice Alexis Queensmeadow is determined to find it. She loves her father very much, even more than the adventures that amuse her so much; and she now she will have to embark on one to find him. But it's hard to imagine how a girl without color or magical talent could be the heroine of any great adventure. Alice will travel through the mythical and dangerous land of Furthermore, where down can be up, paper has a life of its own and left can be right; the good can be bad and the bad, good. And her only companion will be a boy named Oliver, who has secrets for her to unravel. Alice will need her wits to survive in Furthermore and she will have to hold on to the magic of love in the face of uncertainty and loss.