The House of Doors hand painted Ideal for playing by a

Ideal for playing by a log fire

brave and scared

until one day a mysterious stranger from a magical land appears with an irresistible offer

was Princess Gisele's dutiful servant up until a year ago

The House of Doors hand painted Ideal for playing by aLONGLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE SHORTLISTED FOR THE WALTER SCOTT PRIZE FOR HISTORICAL FICTION INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER A NEW YORK TIMES EDITORS' CHOICE NAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY THE NEW YORKER, NPR, SLATE, THE FINANCIAL TIMES, AND A WASHINGTON POST NOTABLE WORK The masterful (San Francisco Chronicle) Booker longlisted novel about love and betrayal, colonialism and revolution, storytelling and redemption. The year is 1921. Lesley Hamlyn and her