
“How did you know?” she said, her cheeks wet as she reached for the Kleenex box on his desk. By turns heartwarming and heartbreaking, this absorbing tale of grief and hope is told with Klune’s signature warmth, humor, and extraordinary empathy.Īnd here is a first look at the beautiful cover (from Red Nose Studio) for Under the Whispering Door…Īs promised, a sneak peek inside Under the Whispering Door… With Hugo’s help, he finally starts to learn about all the things he missed in life. But Wallace isn’t ready to abandon the life he barely lived. On the outskirts, off the path through the woods, tucked between mountains, is a particular tea shop, owned by a man named Hugo, who is just a regular tea shop owner to locals and the ferryman to souls who need to cross over.

Instead of leading him directly to the afterlife, the reaper takes him to a small village. When a reaper comes to collect Wallace Price from his own funeral, Wallace suspects he really might be dead.

Set to hit bookshelves in March of next year, Under the Whispering Door is the story of “a ghost who refuses to cross over and the ferryman he falls in love with.” Check out the full synopsis below: We are very excited to have a proper first look at Lambda Literary award-winning author TJ Klune’s upcoming adult fantasy novel, Under the Whispering Door, which Klune has described as “a queer romantic comedy about ghosts in a tea shop.” So… that’s a place on our Most Anticipated Books of 2021 list secured.
