the ten thousand doors of january  <b>"a gorgeous, aching love letter to stories, storytellers, and the doors they lead us through...absolutely enchanting."</b>—christina henry, bestselling author of <i>alice</i> and <i>lost boys</i><br /><br /><b>los angeles times bestseller! finalist for the 2020 hugo, nebula, locus, and world fantasy awards. </b><br /><br /><b>in the early 1900s, a young woman embarks on a fantastical journey of self-discovery after finding a mysterious book in this captivating and lyrical debut.</b><br /><br />in a sprawling mansion filled with peculiar treasures, january scaller is a curiosity herself. as the ward of the wealthy mr. locke, she feels little different from the artifacts that decorate the halls: carefully maintained, largely ignored, and utterly out of place.<br /><br />then she finds a strange book. a book that carries the scent of other worlds, and tells a tale of secret doors, of love, adventure, and danger. each page turn reveals impossible truths about the world and january discovers a story increasingly entwined with her own.<br /><br /><b>lush and richly imagined, a tale of impossible journeys, unforgettable love, and the enduring power of stories await in alix e. harrow&apos;s spellbinding debut--step inside and discover its magic.</b> <br /><br /><b>praise for<i> the ten thousand doors of january</i>:</b><br /><br />"one for the favorites shelf... here is a book to make you happy when you gently close it. here you will find wonder and questions and an unceasingly gorgeous love of words which compasses even the shape a letter makes against a page."―<i>npr books</i><br /><br />"devastatingly good, a sharp, delicate nested tale of worlds within worlds, stories within stories, and the realm-cracking power of words."―melissa albert, <i>new york times</i> bestselling author <br /><br />"a love letter to imagination, adventure, the written word, and the power of many kinds of love."―<i>kirkus</i><br /><br /><b>for more from alix e. harrow, check out <i>the once and future witches</i>. </b>