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The Door

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The Door

By: Magda Szabó, Len Rix - translator
Narrated by: Siân Thomas
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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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Interesting characters

This story had me listening very closely because the characters confused me at first. I was sad when the story ended. The relationship between the characters has me still thinking about this book.

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Loved this book

It has been a while since I have read such a wonderful book. Fabulous language fully develop characters and beautiful descriptions.

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Loved the flow

top level narration perfectly suited to this story. I'll be looking at other books she has narrated.

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Utterly beautiful

Cannot read wait to read more of this beautiful writer’s work. Reminds me of a Lana Ferrante’s work. Takes you to a Nother place and hold you captivated there.

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Odd and interesting

Very deep investigation into relationship between two exceptional women— a writer and her servant, though each is much more than her label. It’s not an easy book but it’s a fascinating book.

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A hauntingly powerful book

The Door will really work on you. It is finely crafted, beautifully observed, and very well read aloud. It's an intimate read. You enter the head of the narrator and see her human vulnerabilies, vanities, and failings and wonder about her reliability as a narrator. The narrator, a writer, offers a fascinating portrait of her housekeeper and that of their complex, brutally honest, contentious, and devoted-- if imperfect-- friendship. The book will get you thinking about what we value and how we choose to live; about the life of the mind vs. the world of practical doing; about what we really know about those we love; and about the inchoate and reverberating effects of losing those we love. The Door gives you a lot to mull. It will stay with you for some time.

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quietly intriguing

I listened twice in a row to this very subtle story of everyday grace, love, and brutality. There are few books that I have experienced so intimately. Magda Szabo is brilliant.

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Fabuloso!!!!

Un libro sutil, entrañable, donde uno puede leer el alma de las personas. Impredecible, tierno y triste. Simplemente fabuloso !!!!

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I need to read more of this author!

What a wonderful surprise to be introduced to this author. I plan to read more of her works.

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One of the best books I have ever read.

Truly wonderful characters. These two characters, Emerence and Magda pop off the page and become real people. They both reek of human nature, it smells real. It’s perfect. I miss them like I miss old friends.

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