She has been his ward since she was a baby, with her father working as one of Mr Locke’s field agents securing treasures for his collection. It is the summer of 1901, and seven-year-old January Scaller is the ward of the mysterious Mr.Locke - almost billionaire and collector of artefacts. Harrow, delivering a tale that speaks to one of humanity’s oldest fantasies - visiting another world. The Ten Thousand Doors of January is an emphatically stunning debut by Alix E. A riotous swirl of adjectives, all apt and all applicable. That is the feeling that came over me upon finishing this book, and I basked in every second of its warmth. The sheer bliss of surrendering to the moment evident in their eyes. Languid stretches and lazy yawns and leisurely rolls. I have been watching my cats lazing about in the warm, reposeful afternoon sun. They lead to Faerie, to Valhalla, Atlantis and Lemuria, Heaven and Hell, to all the directions a compass could never take you, to elsewhere.” What does the Door look like and what is the world on the other side?Ĭopyright 2021 Catherine Beeman, You may use these questions in your personal book group but please do not distribute instead, refer readers to this site.“…there are ten thousand stories about ten thousand Doors, and we know them as well as we know our names.

You create and open the Door that takes you to the world of your dreams.

Christine and Marlou, thank you for your thoughtful discussion of this book.)

How would this story be impacted if it were set in 2011 instead of 1911? (This came up in a book discussion with two fellow readers.

What character other than January would you like to see featured as the hero or heroine (protagonist) in a sequel or companion novel? In what world would you place that character?

Imagine the author is writing another book with the same “world,” and maybe the same characters.

Why do you think this is? How would time travel change the book?

January and other characters can travel between worlds but not, it would seem, between different times – no moving backwards in time.

This book has several themes what themes can you list? What did you view as the primary theme?.

Three Wishes – Questions (book by Liane Moriarty).

The Ten Thousand Doors of January – Questions.

Nothing to See Here (Kevin Wilson) – Questions – ** SPOILERS**.

The Glass Castle – Questions (INCLUDES SPOILERS).

Ghosts of Harvard Questions – SPOILER ALERT.

Episode 4 – With Guest Sheila Solomon Shotwell.

House of Books Episode 5 – A Gnome, a Widow, and an Awkward Detective.

Christmas Episode 8 – Sugar Plums & Murder.Episode 9 – Dickens, Loneliness, and 2023.Episode 10- A Conversation with Jenna Miles.

Episode 11- Short Takes on David Copperfield, Wade Rouse, and Yukimi Song Studio.Episode 12 – Colin Firth, Anxiety, and Ruth Rendell.Episode 13 – Do you want to review books?.

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