The Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix E. Harrow

You see, doors are many things: fissures and cracks, ways between, mysteries and borders. Adventures ensue.”Īdventures most certainly ensue in this oh-so magical book!

Harrow was asked to describe her book in five words, she said… “Girl finds door. Years later she receives a leather-bound book that reveals impossible secrets about magical doors, the forces working to close them and unexpected clues to her own past. When January is seven years old, she stumbles upon a door to another world, right before it is closed forever. Locke, a wealthy businessman and archaeologist. January is a mixed-race girl living in a vast estate filled with eccentric items from around the world.

'One of the most unique works of fiction I've ever read' Tamora Pierce, New York Times bestselling author 'A gorgeously written story of love and longing, of what it means to lose your place in the world and then have the courage to find it again' Kat Howard, author of AN UNKINDNESS OF MAGICIANS 'Devastatingly good, a sharp, delicate nested tale of worlds within worlds, stories within stories and the realm-cracking power of words' Melissa Albert, author of THE HAZEL WOOD 'THE TEN THOUSAND DOORS OF JANUARY healed hurts I didn't even know I had.Set in the early 20th century, “The Ten Thousand Doors of January” features a book within a book, hidden doors that move between worlds, villains with evil plans, and a wise, bookish girl named January.

Each page reveals more impossible truths about the world, and January discovers a story increasingly entwined with her own. A book that carries the scent of other worlds and tells a tale of secret doors, of love, adventure and danger. But her quiet existence is shattered when she stumbles across a strange book. As the ward of the wealthy Mr Locke, she feels little different from the artefacts that decorate the halls: carefully maintained, largely ignored and utterly out of place. In a sprawling mansion filled with peculiar treasures, January Scaller is a curiosity herself. absolutely enchanting' Christina Henry, bestselling author of ALICE ACCORDING TO JANUARY SCALLER, THERE'S ONLY ONE WAY TO RUN AWAY FROM YOUR OWN STORY, AND THAT'S TO SNEAK INTO SOMEONE ELSE'S. 'A gorgeous, aching love letter to stories, storytellers and the doors they lead us through.

The Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix E. Harrow