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The Door
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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 explores themes of love, loyalty, pride and privacy, and the barriers and secrets that govern them.
©1987 Magda Szabo´ Translation © 2005 Len Rix. (P)2016 Naxos AudioBooks
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My favourite part of the book was learning about Emerence’s childhood - the twins and the storm.
I haven't been so bored since I read Kundera. I know he is Czech and this book is Hungarian but they have the same monotonous mind numbing detail about nothing at all. I only read a quarter of the book but am writing a review anyway because otherwise there is a huge bias toward positive reviews, i.e. because people don't finish books they don't like. So far all that has happened is a very long description of a cleaning lady. Two hours!
The narration is simply outstanding. The story is complex, moving, and wonderful!
A very affecting take of friendship with someone who appears to be awkward and difficult but is in fact a person of great quality. The friendship is unsentimental, combative and complex. Wonderful author and a tale of great depth.
Speechless! This is one of the most beautifully written books I have read in a long long time.