Harrow’s novel will hold strong appeal to readers who enjoy portal fantasies featuring adventuresome women. Harrow weaves in commentary on race: Julian is black and January’s mother is white, and, in a clever inversion, in one of the worlds January visits, everyone is black and racism is nonexistent. Throughout the novel, Harrow quotes at excessive length from The Ten Thousand Doors, a book Julian owns, and January gradually discerns a connection between her own life and that of Adelaide Lee Larson, a character in Doors. In a sprawling mansion filled with peculiar treasures, January Scaller is a curiosity herself. Starling House (B&N Exclusive Edition) by Alix E. Harrow This fairy tale and romance, set in the early 20th century, features a book within a book, hidden doors that move between worlds, villains with world-changing plans, and a wise, solitary, bookish girl. January discovers that she has the power to write words that open doors leading to other worlds, including the City of Nin. In the early 1900s, a young woman embarks on a fantastical journey of self-discovery after finding a mysterious book in this captivating and lyrical debut. Thomas (Editor), Michael Damian Thomas (Editor), Kelly Robson, Rebecca Roanhorse, Alix E. The Ten Thousand Doors of January Alix E. To fill the void left by January’s traveling father and her mother, whose absence is initially unexplained, Locke ensconces January in his mansion as his ward. The immensely wealthy William Cornelius Locke employs Julian Scaller as a plunderer of valuable artifacts, a job that prevents Julian from being a proper parent to his daughter, January.
It deserves to be capitalized because it is not just an ordinary door it doesnt lead to another room. Harrow imbues her debut, set primarily in early-20th-century Vermont, as well as in an alternative world called the City of Nin, with genealogical mystery. Unfortunately for the young girl, January, she feels forgotten and abandoned by her father, who rarely visits her, and when he does visit, they are short and unfulfilling.
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