In a land where nothing is as it appears and there are no words for the phrase "I love you, " it is not just the story"s heroine Sabina who is whisked away on a journey in which reality and fantasy, past and present, comedy and tragedy become inextricably intertwined; we all are--characters and readers alike. And the answer to the journey"s question is both a question and an answer: "Marrying it a...