The House of Doors by Eng Tan Twan

Author:Eng, Tan Twan [Eng, Tan Twan]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: LGBT, Historical Fiction, Historical, Fiction, Literary Fiction, Asia, Adult, Literature
ISBN: 9781838858315
Amazon: 1838858318
Goodreads: 62912765
Publisher: Canongate
Published: 2023-05-04T07:00:00+00:00

Chapter Ten

Lesley

Penang, 1921

Just like the night before, I found Willie already in the sitting room when I came downstairs. The rain, which had started after dinner, had weakened, but frog-song continued to bloat out into the cool, dripping night. Geoff’s book lay open on his lap, but the writer’s eyes were closed, his head tilted at a slight angle. He seemed to be listening intently to something in the air.

‘The songs of Anura,’ Willie said, opening his eyes when I joined him within the small circle of lamplight. ‘Even in London, it never fails to remind me of the … tropics whenever I … hear it.’

All day long I had been troubled by doubts. By telling my tale to Willie I was betraying not only Robert, but Ethel as well. And yet I must confess that it had felt liberating to tell my story to this man sitting in the half-shadows, this gentleman in my parlour.

Making myself comfortable in the armchair, I picked up my tale from where I had left off the previous night.

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