![]() She’s a bit precocious, a little wistful, and charmingly forthright. One of the best things about this book - and there are many things to love here - is January’s voice. Later, we find that January discovered a magical door when she was just seven, and - happily - adventures ensue. ![]() The privileged Locke sends his employees worldwide to acquire treasures to bolster his expansive cabinet of curiosities - and January’s father works for Locke as an Indiana-Jones-type. She is the ward of William Cornelius Locke, a wealthy industrialist and amateur archaeologist. January, our heroine and narrator, is a mixed-race girl living in a vast estate crowded with items from around the world. If yes, then how about this: It has a modern sensibility that goes after the patriarchy and has a few things to say about colonization, too. Do you really need to know more than that? ![]() This fairy tale and romance, set in the early 20th century, features a book within a book, hidden doors that move between worlds, villains with world-changing plans, and a wise, solitary, bookish girl. ![]()
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