Wallace decides he is not ready to give up on his life, but when the Manager arrives and gives Wallace a deadline of seven days to cross over, Wallace must use the time to learn about all the things he missed in life. When Wallace meets Hugo he begins to reflect on the life he has lived and he realizes he may not have lived the life he had hoped for. When a reaper comes to take him to meet the Ferryman, Wallace begins to suspect he might be dead. Under the Whispering Door is the beautifully told story of Wallace Price, who wakes up one day at his own funeral. When the Manager, a curious and powerful being, arrives at the tea shop and gives Wallace one week to cross over, Wallace sets about living a lifetime in seven days. With Hugo’s help he finally starts to learn about all the things he missed in life. Hugo is the tea shop’s owner to locals and the ferryman to souls who need to cross over.īut 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, run by a man named Hugo. 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. Source: The publisher kindly sent me a copy of this book to review
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