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Zusatztext The buzz is warranted. The writing is beautiful and lush. The story is sad and sweet in equal measure. The world is captivating and I truly felt transported Informationen zum Autor Alix E. Harrow is an ex-historian with lots of opinions and excessive library fines, currently living in Kentucky with her husband and their semi-feral children. Her short fiction has been nominated for the Hugo, Nebula and Locus awards. The Ten Thousand Doors of January is her debut novel. Find her on Twitter at @AlixEHarrow. Klappentext 'A gorgeous, aching love letter to stories, storytellers and the doors they lead us through . . . absolutely enchanting' Christina Henry, bestselling author of Alice EVERY STORY OPENS A DOOR 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. But her quiet existence is shattered when she stumbles across 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 reveals more impossible truths about the world, and January discovers a story increasingly entwined with her own. 'A gorgeously written story of love and longing, of what it means to lose your place in the world, and then have the courage to find it again. This book is a door I'm glad to have opened' Kat Howard, author of An Unkindness of Magicians 'A tantalizing quest through strange and beautiful places and a love story that spans time, worlds and magic. I couldn't put it down' Peng Shepherd, author of The Book of M Zusammenfassung 'A gorgeous! aching love letter to stories! storytellers and the doors they lead us through . . . absolutely enchanting' Christina Henry! bestselling author of Alice EVERY STORY OPENS A DOOR 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. But her quiet existence is shattered when she stumbles across 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 reveals more impossible truths about the world! and January discovers a story increasingly entwined with her own. 'A gorgeously written story of love and longing! of what it means to lose your place in the world! and then have the courage to find it again. This book is a door I'm glad to have opened' Kat Howard! author of An Unkindness of Magicians 'A tantalizing quest through strange and beautiful places and a love story that spans time! worlds and magic. I couldn't put it down' Peng Shepherd! author of The Book of M ...
