'The broken doors are open, and you should come and enter.

Let it in and it will touch your heart and open your mind.' - Geek Syndicate ' Girl Interrupted meets Grimm's Fairy Tales. 'This gothic novel is ideal for fantasy fans who have longed for a world of their own, as well as readers looking for books with diverse casts.' - Bookish 'This gothic charmer is a love letter to anyone who's ever felt out of place.' - Publishers Weekly 'This amazing fantasy pierces the shimmering veil of childhood imagination by reminding adult readers that their own doorways still exist deep in the champers of their all-too-human hearts.' - Booklist starred review 'McGuire's lyrical prose makes this novella a rich experience.' - Library Journal starred review 'This is a gorgeous story: sometimes mean, sometimes angry, and always exciting' -Cory Doctorow for BoingBoing Lewis' classics, even as it carves its own precocious space between them.' -NPR 'A jewel of a book that deserves to be shelved with Lewis Carroll's and C.

Lewis' classics, even as it carves its own precocious space between them.' - NPR 'With Every Heart a Doorway, McGuire has created her own mini-masterpiece of portal fantasy - a jewel of a book that deserves to be shelved with Lewis Carroll's and C. 'Seanan McGuire once again demonstrates her intimate knowledge of the human heart in a powerful fable of loss, yearning and damaged children.' - Paul Cornell, author of London Falling and Witches of Lychford Schwab, New York Times bestselling author of The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue ' Every Heart a Doorway by Seanan McGuire is one of the most extraordinary stories I've ever read.' - V. We know this story isn't true, but it is truth.' - Charlaine Harris, New York Times bestselling author of the Sookie Stackhouse series (TV's True Blood) 'Seanan McGuire has long been one of the smartest writers around, and with this novella we can easily see that her heart is as big as her brain.

There's a darkness just around each corner, and when tragedy strikes, it's up to Nancy and her new-found schoolmates to get to the heart of things. And each of them is seeking a way back to their own fantasy world.īut Nancy's arrival marks a change at the Home. The children under Miss West's care understand all too well. else.īut magical lands have little need for used-up miracle children. Lewis' classics' -NPRĬhildren have always disappeared under the right conditions slipping through the shadows under a bed or at the back of a wardrobe, tumbling down rabbit holes and into old wells, and emerging somewhere. 'A mini-masterpiece of portal fantasy - a jewel of a book that deserves to be shelved with Lewis Carroll's and C.

In an Absent Dream by Seanan McGuire