The house of doors
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Published:
New York : Bloomsbury, 2023.
Format:
Book
Physical Desc:
306 pages ; 25 cm
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781639731930, 1639731938, 9781639731930
Notes
General Note
"A novel"--Jacket.
General Note
"First published in Great Britain in 2023 by Canongate Books Ltd."--Copyright page.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 305-306).
Description
It's 1921, and at Cassowary House in the Straits Settlements of Penang, Robert Hamlyn is a well-to-do lawyer and his steely wife Lesley a society hostess. Their lives are invigorated when Willie, an old friend of Robert's, comes to stay. Willie Somerset Maugham is one of the greatest writers of his day, but he's beleaguered by an unhappy marriage, ill-health, and business interests that have gone badly awry. He is also struggling to write. The more Lesley's friendship with Willie grows, the more clearly she see him as he is--a man who has no choice but to mask his true self. As Willie prepares to leave and face his demons, Lesley confides secrets of her own, including how she came to know the charismatic Dr. Sun Yat Sen, a revolutionary fighting to overthrow the imperial dynasty of China. And more scandalous still, she reveals her connection to the case of an Englishwoman charged with murder in the Kuala Lumpur courts--a tragedy drawn from fact, and worthy of fiction.
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APA Citation (style guide)
Tan, T. E. (2023). The house of doors. Bloomsbury.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Tan, Twan Eng, 1972-. 2023. The House of Doors. Bloomsbury.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Tan, Twan Eng, 1972-, The House of Doors. Bloomsbury, 2023.
MLA Citation (style guide)Tan, Twan Eng. The House of Doors. Bloomsbury, 2023.
Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2022. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.
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