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A Hall of Keys and No Doors

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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.

Product Details

PublisherBHC Press
Publish DateSeptember 02, 2016
Pages384
LanguageEnglish
TypeBook iconPaperback / softback
EAN/UPC9781946006011
Dimensions8.5 X 5.5 X 0.8 inches | 1.1 pounds

About the Author

Emmie Mears is the author of over ten adult fantasy novels, including A HALL OF KEYS AND NO DOORS, the Ayala Storme series, and the Stonebreaker series.Their bilingual work as M Evan MacGriogair can be found on Tor.com, Steall Magazine, and Uncanny Magazine along with poetry in The Poets' Republic and elsewhere. Their novelette Seonag and the Sea-wolves was longlisted for a Hugo award in 2020. An autistic queer author, singer, and artist who sings and writes in Gàidhlig and in English, they sing in two Gaelic choirs both in Scotland and internationally, and they are an award-winning Gaelic solo singer. They live in Partick with two cats and dreams gu leòr.

Reviews

A story grounded in reality yet full of magic. Compelling, honest, and heartfelt, A Hall of Keys and No Doors is a must-read! Emmie Mears succeeds in drawing out the what ifs: what if magic is real? Emmie has created a compelling lead who's easy to relate to with a strong personality that brings heart to the story. What makes this novel amazing is the truth Mears supplies in it. This novel asks so many questions about death, about life, about acceptance, and that's where A Hall of Keys and No Doors finds its magic. -- Readers' Favorite

The concept for this story is amazing, and quickly draws the reader in. Characters and the world building were well-defined and extraordinarily believable and the characters are sensitive and accurate. -- InD'Tale Magazine

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