{"product_id":"the-house-of-doors-by-tan-twan-eng-9781838858339","title":"The House of Doors","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLONGLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE 2023\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eA \u003ci\u003eSUNDAY TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e BESTSELLER\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIt is 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWillie Somerset Maugham is one of the greatest writers of his day. But he is 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 sees him as he is — a man who has no choice but to mask his true self.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAs Willie prepares to leave and face his demons, Lesley confides secrets of her own, revealing 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFrom Man Booker Prize-shortlisted Tan Twan Eng, \u003ci\u003eThe House of Doors\u003c\/i\u003e is a masterful novel of public morality and private truth a century ago. Based on real events, it is a drama of love and betrayal under the shadow of Empire.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46522373701868,"sku":"9781838858339","price":26.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/19568213482842.jpg?v=1749033582","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.pro\/products\/the-house-of-doors-by-tan-twan-eng-9781838858339","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}