Cozy fantasy
Under the Whispering Door
A ruthless lawyer dies and wakes up in a small tea shop at the edge of the afterlife, run by a ferryman who helps the dead cross over. He is given time to reckon with the person he was, and slowly starts to care about the people there.
- First published
- 2021
- Pace
- slow
- Length
- medium
- Format
- Standalone
Read this if you want a funny, warm book about death, grief and second chances.
Skip this if you find stories centred on mourning too hard, or dislike sentimental, speech-heavy writing.
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