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''A Hole in the World'' is a short young-adult fantasy novel by British author Sophie Robbins published in 2011.

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 PrinceCharming.

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 -- [[QueerRomance with a bit of a twist.]]

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!!This book provides examples of the following tropes:

* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: Alexandra is one weird, spacy girl with ditzy personality who makes weirdly profound statements.
-->'''Alexandra''': Music is surely the most beautiful thing to permeate the air!
%% * TheDitz: Alexandra.
* DoubleMeaningTitle: Revealed toward the end. There's the literal hole leading to the magical land of Calpaea, and the hole in Bianca's world without Alexandra in it.
* HalfHumanHybrid: Prince Michael is the son of an evil sorceress and a dragon.
%% * HappyEnding
* IChooseToStay: [[spoiler:All the main characters decide to stay in Calpaea at the end.]]
%% * PlatonicLifePartners: Bianca and Scotty.
%% * PrinceCharmless: Prince Michael.
%% * PrincessClassic: Alexandra.
* TimeSkip: [[spoiler:Halfway through the book, there happens a time skip of two and a half years.]]
* TransparentCloset: She hasn't come out but everyone seems to know Alexandra is a lesbian -- even her parents.
%% * TrueCompanions: Bianca, Alexandra, Scotty, Cory and Daisy.
%% * TrueLovesKiss: [[spoiler:Well and truly given by Bianca at the end.]]
%% * TheUnfought: We never even see the evil sorceress.
%% * YearInsideHourOutside: Inverted.
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