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  • Under the Whispering Door

  • By: TJ Klune
  • Narrated by: Kirt Graves
  • Length: 14 hrs and 54 mins
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars (642 ratings)

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Under the Whispering Door

By: TJ Klune
Narrated by: Kirt Graves
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Summary

Witty, haunting, and kind, Under the Whispering Door is a gift for troubled times. TJ Klune brings us a warm hug of a story about a man who spent his life at the office - and his afterlife building a home.

From the author of joyous New York Times bestseller The House in the Cerulean Sea.

Welcome to Charon’s Crossing.

The tea is hot, the scones are fresh and the dead are just passing through.

When a reaper comes to collect Wallace from his own sparsely-attended funeral, Wallace is outraged. But he begins to suspect she’s right, and he is in fact dead. Then when Hugo, owner of a most peculiar tea shop, promises to help him cross over, Wallace reluctantly accepts the truth.

Yet even in death, he refuses to abandon his life – even though Wallace spent all of it working, correcting colleagues and hectoring employees. He’d had no time for frivolities like fun and friends. But as Wallace drinks tea with Hugo and talks to his customers, he wonders if he was missing something.

The feeling grows as he shares jokes with the resident ghost, manifests embarrassing footwear and notices the stars. So when he’s given one week to pass through the door to the other side, Wallace sets about living a lifetime in just seven days.

Fans of A Man Called Ove and The Good Place will fall for this queer love story by TJ Klune.

©2021 Macmillan Audio (P)2021 Macmillan Publishers International Ltd
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Critic reviews

Under the Whispering Door is a kind book, full of faith in the goodness of people . . . It broke my heart with its unflinching understanding that grief never goes away, never empties, only settles into the room of your soul like a strange souvenir. And then it healed me in the next breath (Cassandra Khaw)
A whimsical, warm-hearted fantasy that suggests it is never too late to make a positive change in life – or afterwards (Guardian)

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The Best Yet.

This book moved me to tears. Beautifully written and perfectly narrated. Having recently lost someone very close to me, this book offered so much comfort. It will stay with me for a long time. Highly recommend.

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Slowburn

I Loved it, the first half was a bit too slow I had to force myself to listen to it. But it was worth it because I was so invested by the second half that I couldn't put it down. I wasn't impressed by the characters at first, but they grew on me. The ending was a little too predictable for my taste. Just as The House in the Cerulean Sea it left me with a warm and fuzzy feeling in my heart.

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just wonderful

This book is fantastic. It will stay with me for a long time! I laughed out loud and shed tears. Best book I've listened to this year.

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Very enjoyable

Top marks for the narration. My first TJ Klune and won’t be the last. Thought provoking , moving , impossible to not get attached to the main characters. Loved it.

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excellent

this was such a good book! and excellent narration! oh boy I cried so much 😂

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Beautiful story

Thoroughly enjoyed this book, powerful characters and such an emotional story. Will stay with me a long time

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Some Kind of Wonderful

I loved this book, so beautifully written. I have laughed and I have wept like a child. This author is one of my faves and never disappoints.

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2nd time I’ve listened to this - great book

The narration is awesome. Story brilliant. Great characters. Tugs on all the emotions. I’ll probably listen to it again at some point.

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Absolutely brilliant

I had “read” the house on the cerulean sea and thought I’d give his another go.
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Simply beautiful from start to finish it was unexpected, funny, sad, warm, etc etc
The narrator was superb at identifying with each different character and moment and it was brought to life with his words.
Makes you think!

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Thought provoking

A little slow to get going but you fall for all the characters and look forward to finding out what will happen. It gets you to stop and think about the time we have in life. Very good.

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