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Fall 2024 Book Review: Cathy Tile on “House of Doors” by Tan Twan Eng
November 18, 2024 @ 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm EST
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$12.00
Cathy Tile – The House of Doors by Tan Twan Eng
A spellbinding novel about love, betrayal, colonialism, and redemption set in 1921 Penang.
Lesley Hamlyn and her husband Robert host famed writer W. Somerset Maugham and his secretary Gerald at Cassowary House. As Maugham, grappling with personal and professional crises, seeks inspiration for his next book, he uncovers Lesley’s secrets, including her past connection to Dr. Sun Yat Sen and an Englishwoman’s murder trial.
This beautiful novel explores the complexities of race, gender, sexuality, and power under empire, based on real events.
In the series:
Sept. 30: Ruby Newman on James, by Percival Everett
Nov. 18: Cathy Tile on The House of Doors, Tan Twan Eng
Dec. 16: Tina Urman on Table for Two by Amor Towles
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