![]() It holds a whispering door, through which Wallace may pass when he is ready. Mei, a Reaper, leads him to a teashop that also functions as a waystation to the beyond. He’s picked up at his funeral, not by an ancient spirit, but by a young Asian woman on her first job. Continuing to echo A Christmas Carol, the soul journey that follows is his real adventure. By the end of chapter one, he’s died of a heart attack. Scrooge - he’s introduced firing a woman whose life is crumbling and only has her job to live for. Wallace Price opens the book as a boss to rival Mr. ![]() ![]() This book is not related to the other, but it shares the character arc and some of the appeal. The latter book celebrated tolerance and difference as it taught a pencil-pusher to embrace a group of magical orphans and their varied powers. ![]() Klune’s Under the Whispering Door shows a whimsical multistoried multicolored building on the cover, visually suggesting it’s a sequel to the beloved The House on the Cerulean Sea, which won such acclaim. ![]()
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