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'The House of Doors' is a novel about romance, secrecy and colonialism in Malaysia
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Listen to the episodeA historical novel set in 1920s Penang, Malaysia, in which a once revered but now struggling British writer visits a friend and uncovers secret affairs, a murder trial, and deeply complicated relationships that illuminate the realities of imperialism. The novel uses the real writer W. Somerset Maugham as its protagonist.
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