The House of Doors Author_Adele Tan A mother finds out her

A mother finds out her son is gay

I hope the artworks will evoke in the audience a sense of warmth in their hearts and fond personal nostalgia

difficult reconciliations and a thoughtful compassion

His novel City of Small Blessings won the 2010 Singapore Literature Prize

" East is East and West is West

The House of Doors Author_Adele Tan A mother finds out herDescription Praise About the Author Longlisted for The Booker Prize 2023 It is 1921 and at Cassowary House in the Straits Settlements of Penang, Robert Hamlyn is a well to do lawyer and his steely wife Lesley a society hostess. Their lives are invigorated when Willie, an old friend of Robert's, comes to stay. Willie Somerset Maugham is one of the greatest writers of his day. But he is beleaguered by an unhappy marriage, ill health and business