The Door
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Narrated by:
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Siân Thomas
About this listen
Intense, brilliant and moving, The Door is a compelling story about the relationship between two women of opposing backgrounds and personalities: one, an intellectual and writer; the other, her housekeeper, a mysterious, elderly woman who sets her own rules and abjures religion, education, pretense and any kind of authority. Beneath this hardened exterior of Emerence lies a painful story that must be concealed. One of Hungary's best-known writers, Magda Szabo' here explores themes of love, loyalty, pride and privacy, and the barriers and secrets that govern them.
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©1987 Magda Szabo´ Translation © 2005 Len Rix. (P)2016 Naxos AudioBooksWhat listeners say about The Door
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- Graeme H
- 22-09-2019
A remarkable novel about a singular life
This is one of the great novels of the last 50 years. Described superficially, it is the story of a Hungarian writer and her housekeeper. But it is very deeply a story about what it truly means to love another person and the responsibility that attaches to this. Shot through with spiky humour and haunting images, it is a book to lose yourself in. Beautifully read by Siân Thomas.
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- finnea
- 22-08-2020
Sublime!
This is a magical, awe-inspiring book. Emerence is a wonderful character -- a bit like a Hungarian Olive Kitterage with more depth, passion and mystery. The central relationship is brilliantly written from the perspective of the writer, who seems to be an unreliable narrator to the extent that she lacks any real insight into Emerence. The fact that her dog is more clued in than she is a lovely touch. The writing is absolutely sublime in parts. There are some disturbing aspects to the story but it also warms the heart and is very funny in places. A really profound and transformative read.
The performance is brilliant -- one of the best audiobooks I've heard.
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