The house of doors : a novel
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Author
Published
New York : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2023.
Format
Book
ISBN
9781639731930, 1639731938
Physical Desc
306 pages ; 25 cm.
Status
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Location | Call Number | Status |
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Bernards Township Library - Adult Fiction - New | FICTION TAN | Available |
Bernardsville Public Library - Adult Fiction | FIC TAN, TWAN ENG | Available |
Bunnvale Library - Adult Fiction - New | TAN Twan Eng | Available |
Chatham Borough-Chatham Township Library - Adult Fiction - New | FIC TAN | Checked Out |
Denville Library - Adult Fiction | FICTION ENG | Checked Out |
Subjects
LC Subjects
Biographical fiction.
Friendship -- Fiction.
Historical fiction.
Malaya -- History -- British rule, 1867-1942 -- Fiction.
Married people -- Fiction.
Maugham, W. Somerset -- (William Somerset), -- 1874-1965 -- Fiction.
Pinang Island (Pulau Pinang, Malaysia) -- Fiction.
Proudlock, Ethel -- Trials, litigation, etc. -- Fiction.
Pulau Pinang (Malaysia : State) -- Fiction.
Secrecy -- Fiction.
Triangles (Interpersonal relations) -- Fiction.
Friendship -- Fiction.
Historical fiction.
Malaya -- History -- British rule, 1867-1942 -- Fiction.
Married people -- Fiction.
Maugham, W. Somerset -- (William Somerset), -- 1874-1965 -- Fiction.
Pinang Island (Pulau Pinang, Malaysia) -- Fiction.
Proudlock, Ethel -- Trials, litigation, etc. -- Fiction.
Pulau Pinang (Malaysia : State) -- Fiction.
Secrecy -- Fiction.
Triangles (Interpersonal relations) -- Fiction.
More Details
Published
New York : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2023.
Language
English
ISBN
9781639731930, 1639731938
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references.
Description
The year is 1921. Lesley Hamlyn and her husband, Robert, a lawyer and war veteran, are living at Cassowary House on the Straits Settlement of Penang. When "Willie" Somerset Maugham, a famed writer and old friend of Robert's, arrives for an extended visit with his secretary Gerald, the pair threatens a rift that could alter more lives than one. Maugham, one of the great novelists of his day, is beleaguered: Having long hidden his homosexuality, his unhappy and expensive marriage of convenience becomes unbearable after he loses his savings-and the freedom to travel with Gerald. His career deflating, his health failing, Maugham arrives at Cassowary House in desperate need of a subject for his next book. Lesley, too, is enduring a marriage more duplicitous than it first appears. Maugham suspects an affair, and, learning of Lesley's past connection to the Chinese revolutionary, Dr. Sun Yat Sen, decides to probe deeper. But as their friendship grows and Lesley confides in him about life in the Straits, Maugham discovers a far more surprising tale than he imagined, one that involves not only war and scandal but the trial of an Englishwoman charged with murder. It is, to Maugham, a story worthy of fiction. A mesmerizingly beautiful novel based on real events, The House of Doors traces the fault lines of race, gender, sexuality, and power under empire, and dives deep into the complicated nature of love and friendship in its shadow.
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Tan, T. E. (2023). The house of doors: a novel . Bloomsbury Publishing.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Tan, Twan Eng, 1972-. 2023. The House of Doors: A Novel. Bloomsbury Publishing.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Tan, Twan Eng, 1972-. The House of Doors: A Novel Bloomsbury Publishing, 2023.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Tan, Twan Eng. The House of Doors: A Novel Bloomsbury Publishing, 2023.
Note! Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy. Citation formats are based on standards as of August 2021.
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