The House of Doors

LONGLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE 2023 LONGLISTED FOR THE WALTER SCOTT PRIZE FOR HISTORICAL FICTION A SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER A FINANCIAL TIMES, NEW STATESMAN, NEW YORKER AND WASHINGTON POST BOOK OF THE YEAR It is 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 is 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. From Man Booker Prize-shortlisted Tan Twan Eng, The House of Doors is a masterful novel of public morality and private truth a century ago. Based on real events it is a drama of love and betrayal under the shadow of Empire.Author: Eng, Tan Twan,author
Contributors: Eng, Tan Twan,author
Binding: hardcover
Number Of Pages: 320
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Languages: English,Published,English,Original Language,Englis
Edition: Main
Published/Release Date: 18 May 2023
Format: Hardback
Publisher/Studio/Brand: Canongate Books
Author/Director/Artist: Tan Twan Eng
Dimension (cm): 240x162x31 mm
Package Dimension (cm): 32x239x164 mm
Item Weight (g): 1050
Package Weight (g): 520