The Ten Thousand Doors Of January

Author: Alix E. Harrow

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  • : February 2020
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Barcode 9780356512464
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Description

"A gorgeous, aching love letter to stories, storytellers and the doors they lead us through...absolutely enchanting."--Christina Henry, bestselling author of Alice and Lost Boys. LOS ANGELES TIMES BESTSELLER In the early 1900s, a young woman embarks on a fantastical journey of self-discovery after finding a mysterious book in this captivating and lyrical debut. In a sprawling mansion filled with peculiar treasures, January Scaller is a curiosity herself. As the ward of the wealthy Mr. Locke, she feels little different from the artifacts that decorate the halls: carefully maintained, largely ignored, and utterly out of place. Then she finds a strange book. A book that carries the scent of other worlds, and tells a tale of secret doors, of love, adventure and danger. Each page turn reveals impossible truths about the world and January discovers a story increasingly entwined with her own. Lush and richly imagined, a tale of impossible journeys, unforgettable love, and the enduring power of stories awaits in Alix E. Harrow's spellbinding debut--step inside and discover its magic.

Reviews

January Scaller feels trapped in her own world as a mixed race child, under the care of society's pristine treasure hunter Cornelius Locke. When January discovers a book that enables her to travel through doors into other worlds, she uncovers the danger of the doors being extinguished from existence; and a connection to her family she thought was long lost.
I thoroughly enjoyed Harrow's rich writing style, weaving a story full of whimsy with a blend of the harsh reality of our modern world. Each character is on the desperate seatch to find the missing key to their right door; home! Emily, Camberwell