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The House of Doors by Tan Twan Eng: 9: Revolution

The House of Doors by Tan Twan Eng

9: Revolution

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A new novel from the author of The Garden of Evening Mists, set in 1920s Penang.

Lesley's story ends with revolution in China and an agonising decision from Arthur. But what will be the impact of her revelations to Willie?

Based on real events, Tan Twan Eng's new novel of love and betrayal under the shadow of Empire.

Penang, 1921: Lesley Hamlyn and her husband Robert are visited by Willie, an old friend of Robert's, known to the world as the great novelist Somerset Maugham.

Willie is in an unhappy marriage, suddenly penniless and now struggling to write. But before he leaves to face his demons, Lesley finds herself confessing to him her innermost secrets, concerning a Chinese revolutionary and an Englishwoman accused of murder. What she tells him, could blow her marriage apart.

Today: Lesley's story comes to an end with revolution in China and an agonising decision from Arthur. But what will be the impact of her revelations?


Writer: Tan Twan Eng
Readers: Hattie Morahan and Julian Rhind-Tutt
Abridger: Richard Hamilton
Producer: Justine Willett

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Based on real events, Tan Twan Eng's novel of love and betrayal under the shadow of Empire

From Africa, 1947, Lesley is transported back to Penang, 1921, and a visit from the writer Somerset Maugham, in Tan Twan Eng's novel of love and betrayal under the shadow of Empire.

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