Bizarre Beginnings of Octavia the Odd

Fifteen year old Octavia Marrow hasn't ever fit in the Village Quince's idea of 'perfection'. She and her eccentric grandmother Millie, moved there fourteen years earlier, for mysterious reasons never explained to Octavia. Ostracized her entire life, Octavia has barely allowed herself to dream of a life outside Quince, but when her grandmother's health takes a turn for the worst, Octavia is forced to venture into the Northern Wood; A place famous for ferocious beasts and dangerous creatures. Once in the forest, she meets a bizarre assortment of people, including a clever trickster named Jambes, a gentle giant called Mads and a madman known as Monsieur Moyer, who has been planning the demise of the Marrows for over a decade! The same madman who caused the Marrows to flee their home fourteen years earlier. Now, the only man who can help her, is out to kill her. Will the exile from the only home she's ever known lead her to the only place she's ever belonged?