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Description
In the early 1900s, a young woman embarks on a fantastical journey of self-discovery after finding a mysterious book. In a sprawling mansion filled with peculiar treasures, January Scaller is a curiosity herself. As the ward of the wealthy Mr. Locke, she feels little different from the artifacts that decorate the halls: carefully maintained, largely ignored, and utterly out of place. Then she finds a strange book. A book that carries the scent of other worlds, and tells a tale of secret doors, of love, adventure and danger. Each page turn reveals impossible truths about the world and January discovers a story increasingly entwined with her own.
Publication
New York: Redhook Books
Pages
728
Awards
Hugo Award (Nominee — Novel — 2020)
Nebula Award (Nominee — Novel — 2019)
Audie Award (Finalist — Best Female Narrator — 2020)
Locus Award (Finalist — First Novel — 2020)
Mythopoeic Awards (Finalist — Adult Literature — 2020)
World Fantasy Award (Nominee — Novel — 2020)
British Fantasy Award (Nominee — 2020)
Compton Crook Award (Nominee — 2020)
IAFA William L. Crawford Fantasy Award (Finalist — 2020)
Dragon Award (Finalist — Science Fiction Novel — 2020)
NPR: Books We Love (2019)
Los Angeles Public Library Best of the Year (Fiction — 2019)