4.3
Fantasy & SciFi
Witty, haunting, and kind, Under the Whispering Door is a gift for troubled times. TJ Klune brings us a warm hug of a story about a man who spent his life at the office - and his afterlife building a home.
From the author of joyous New York Times bestseller The House in the Cerulean Sea.
Welcome to Charon’s Crossing. The tea is hot, the scones are fresh and the dead are just passing through.
When a reaper comes to collect Wallace from his own sparsely-attended funeral, Wallace is outraged. But he begins to suspect she’s right, and he is in fact dead. Then when Hugo, owner of a most peculiar tea shop, promises to help him cross over, Wallace reluctantly accepts the truth.
Yet even in death, he refuses to abandon his life – even though Wallace spent all of it working, correcting colleagues and hectoring employees. He’d had no time for frivolities like fun and friends. But as Wallace drinks tea with Hugo and talks to his customers, he wonders if he was missing something.
The feeling grows as he shares jokes with the resident ghost, manifests embarrassing footwear and notices the stars. So when he’s given one week to pass through the door to the other side, Wallace sets about living a lifetime in just seven days.
Fans of A Man Called Ove and The Good Place will fall for this queer love story by TJ Klune.
Praise for TJ Klune's The House in the Cerulean Sea:
'I loved it. It is like being wrapped up in a big gay blanket. Simply perfect.' - V. E. Schwab, no.1 New York Times bestselling author of The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue
'A modern fairy tale about learning your true nature and what you love and will protect. It's a beautiful book.' - Charlaine Harris, no.1 New York Times bestselling author
'1984 meets The Umbrella Academy with a pinch of Douglas Adams thrown in. Touching, tender, and truly delightful.' - Gail Carriger, New York Times bestselling author of Soulless
'A witty, wholesome fantasy that’s likely to cause heart-swelling.' - The Washington Post
© 2021 Tor (Luisterboek): 9781529088014
Publicatiedatum
Luisterboek: 28 oktober 2021
4.3
Fantasy & SciFi
Witty, haunting, and kind, Under the Whispering Door is a gift for troubled times. TJ Klune brings us a warm hug of a story about a man who spent his life at the office - and his afterlife building a home.
From the author of joyous New York Times bestseller The House in the Cerulean Sea.
Welcome to Charon’s Crossing. The tea is hot, the scones are fresh and the dead are just passing through.
When a reaper comes to collect Wallace from his own sparsely-attended funeral, Wallace is outraged. But he begins to suspect she’s right, and he is in fact dead. Then when Hugo, owner of a most peculiar tea shop, promises to help him cross over, Wallace reluctantly accepts the truth.
Yet even in death, he refuses to abandon his life – even though Wallace spent all of it working, correcting colleagues and hectoring employees. He’d had no time for frivolities like fun and friends. But as Wallace drinks tea with Hugo and talks to his customers, he wonders if he was missing something.
The feeling grows as he shares jokes with the resident ghost, manifests embarrassing footwear and notices the stars. So when he’s given one week to pass through the door to the other side, Wallace sets about living a lifetime in just seven days.
Fans of A Man Called Ove and The Good Place will fall for this queer love story by TJ Klune.
Praise for TJ Klune's The House in the Cerulean Sea:
'I loved it. It is like being wrapped up in a big gay blanket. Simply perfect.' - V. E. Schwab, no.1 New York Times bestselling author of The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue
'A modern fairy tale about learning your true nature and what you love and will protect. It's a beautiful book.' - Charlaine Harris, no.1 New York Times bestselling author
'1984 meets The Umbrella Academy with a pinch of Douglas Adams thrown in. Touching, tender, and truly delightful.' - Gail Carriger, New York Times bestselling author of Soulless
'A witty, wholesome fantasy that’s likely to cause heart-swelling.' - The Washington Post
© 2021 Tor (Luisterboek): 9781529088014
Publicatiedatum
Luisterboek: 28 oktober 2021
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Mathijs
30 mei 2022
A heart warming story about live and death. Giving you some thoughts on how to look at both.
Tessa
13 nov 2022
Één van de allerbeste boeken die ik ooit geluisterd heb. Was er kapot van! Super goed voorgelezen.
Joekie
13 jan 2022
Geweldig boek, echt een tranen trekker
Alyanne
14 jan 2023
Mooi hoe moeilijke themas samen komen in een fantastisch verhaal!
Margo
14 jan 2022
Loved this book. Very life reaffirming and hopeful.
Marieke
3 feb 2022
Filled with such heart and warmth, I absolutely loved it.
Anne
26 mei 2023
I went to this with low expectations but the synopsis had me intruiged....mind you parts of the synopsis dont really happen till like 75% into the story but still a fun but very sad book
Dagmar
20 aug 2022
Yet another brilliant story, brilliantly narrated. Loved every minute of it ❤️
Dian
16 aug 2023
Eigenlijk drieënhalf ster. Concept zeer origineel maar toch door langdradigheid maar drieënhalf sterren. Heb het wel helemaal uitgeluisterd. Goed voorgelezen.
Jane
31 jan 2022
Dit was wel het meest bijzondere boek dat ik in tijden geluisterd heb. Het was grappig, ontroerend en origineel. Aanrader!
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