Alexandria's magically growing hair and tower imprisonment remind one of Rapunzel. There's a wonderful lost fairy tale feel to this story. Bumbling Prince Edmund attempts to come to her rescue, but ultimately Alexandria must rely on her own wits, her magical hair, and her loyal geese to save the day. Soon after making her getaway from her prison tower, Alexandria finds herself enslaved by a family of dim-witted ogresses, Nellie, Lucinda and Tessie. Goose Chase is true to the title - there is a lot of travel, and chasing throughout the story. Have you ever spent time with a flock of geese? The geese in this story - a little bossy, full of personality, mostly loyal, are delightful. (Only desiring her money, of course.) She engineers an escape with the help of her geese, who manage to fly her out of the tower. Now she finds herself locked in a tower as various unsavory princes and kings fight over her hand. 14 year-old Alexandria Aurora Fortunato was a simple goose girl, until the day she kindheartedly helped a ragged old beggar woman, who "rewarded" her with gold dandruff in her hair and diamonds that fall from her tears.
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