<p><b>Witty, haunting and kind, <i>Under the Whispering Door</i> is a gift for troubled times. TJ Klune brings us a warm hug of a story about a man who spent his life at the office &ndash; and his afterlife building a home.</b><br><br><b>From the author of joyous <i>New York Times</i> bestseller <i>The House in the Cerulean Sea</i>.</b><br><br><b>Welcome to Charon</b><b>&rsquo;</b><b>s Crossing.</b><br><b>The tea is hot, the scones are fresh and the dead are just passing through.</b><br><br>When a reaper comes to collect Wallace from his own sparsely-attended funeral, Wallace is outraged. But he begins to suspect she&rsquo;s right, and he is in fact dead. Then when Hugo, owner of a most peculiar tea shop, promises to help him cross over, Wallace reluctantly accepts the truth.<br><br>Yet even in death, he refuses to abandon his life &ndash; even though Wallace spent all of it working, correcting colleagues and hectoring employees. He&rsquo;d had no time for frivolities like fun and friends. But as Wallace drinks tea with Hugo and talks to his customers, he wonders if he was missing something.<br><br>The feeling grows as he shares jokes with the resident ghost, manifests embarrassing footwear and notices the stars. So when he&rsquo;s given one week to pass through the door to the other side, Wallace sets about living a lifetime in just seven days.<br><br><b>Fans of <i>A Man Called Ove</i> and <i>The Good Place </i>will fall for this queer love story by TJ Klune.</b><br><br><b>Praise for TJ Klune:</b><br><br><b>'I loved it. It is like being wrapped up in a big gay blanket. Simply perfect' &ndash; V. E. Schwab, no.1 <i>New York Times</i> bestselling author of <i>The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue</i><br><br>'A modern fairy tale about learning your true nature and what you love and will protect. It's a beautiful book' &ndash; Charlaine Harris, no.1 <i>New York Times</i> bestselling author</b><br><br><b>'A whimsical, warm-hearted fantasy' &ndash;<i> Guardian</i></b><br><br><b>'Fans of queer fantasy won't want to miss this' &ndash;<i> Publishers Weekly</i></b></p>