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The house of doors : a novel / Tan Twan Eng.

Summary:

"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."-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781639731930 (hardcover)
  • Physical Description: 306 pages ; 25 cm
  • Publisher: New York : Bloomsbury, 2023.

Content descriptions

General Note:
"First published in Great Britain in 2023 by Canongate Books Ltd."--Title page verso.
Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references.
Subject: Maugham, W. Somerset (William Somerset), 1874-1965 > Fiction.
Proudlock, Ethel > Trials, litigation, etc. > Fiction.
Sun, Yat-sen, 1866-1925 > Fiction.
Authors, English > 20th century > Fiction.
Friendship > Fiction.
Gay authors > Fiction.
Gay men > Fiction.
Interpersonal relations > Fiction.
Married people > Fiction.
Secrecy > Fiction.
Triangles (Interpersonal relations) > Fiction.
Malaya > History > British rule, 1867-1942 > Fiction.
Pinang Island (Pulau Pinang, Malaysia) > History > 20th century > Fiction.
Pulau Pinang (Malaysia : State) > Fiction.
Genre: Historical fiction.
Biographical fiction.
Gay fiction.
Novels.

Available copies

  • 2 of 2 copies available at Tsuga Consortium.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 2 total copies.
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