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A Hall of Keys and No Doors
- Narrated by: Amber Benson
- Length: 11 hrs and 20 mins
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Publisher's Summary
Ella Keyes thought the death of her twin brother, Stuart, was the last time she'd let life surprise her. She's up for tenure at her university, she escaped a doomed engagement, and her fluffy cat knows exactly when to expect her home every day. But when her grandmother passes and leaves Ella her house, Ella discovers that the third-floor corridor of keys is more than just a family pun. The seemingly unremarkable keys don't unlock any doors in the house, but each time Ella touches one, something in her life shifts. Her life's carefully grown roots are ripped out of their soil. Flowers bloom in the middle of a Buffalo winter. A blind date with the wrong person ends up being just maybe the right one.
Her grandmother's batty twin sister turns up every day searching for something even she doesn't know how to identify, and Ella's parents refuse to return her calls. Worse, she finds trinkets from Stuart everywhere she goes, ghosts of a game they used to play. The leash she's kept on life's surprises for three years has snapped, and Ella will have to learn that the road to peace starts with letting go of control and that sometimes the best family you have is the family you build.
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- 01-11-2016
A wonderful story about love, loss and hope.
What did you like most about A Hall of Keys and No Doors?
I love that it that reiterates the knowledge that life can hurt almost as much as death. Emmie heart-achingly captures what it is like to truly experience love and the worst kinds of loss. She points out that even after the worst of tragedies - there is still magic, metaphorically and literally, to be found in the world that is left behind.
What other book might you compare A Hall of Keys and No Doors to, and why?
Somewhere Between Life and Death - Lurlene McDaniel. This story teaches the reader that even in the worst of times one can still have hope and find peace.
What about Amber Benson’s performance did you like?
Amber is a one of a kind narrator. Each character has his or her own identity. You know who is speaking. You feel everything that each character is feeling. Amber catches such genuine emotion - you can't help but cry, laugh, snicker and squee along with the characters.
If you made a film of this book, what would be the tag line be?
Take your best girlfriends, chocolate, wine and tissues and prepare to laugh and cry.
Any additional comments?
Simply - thanks to the author for creating such a beautiful story.
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