There Is a Door in This Darkness

From the acclaimed New York Times bestselling author of the Graceling Realm novels comes an unforgettable magic-tinged contemporary tale for those yearning to find the light in the darkness.

“Alive to the wonder of this world, grounding you in it one aching, perfect page at a time.”—A. R. Capetta, Lambda-Literary-award-winning and bestselling author

Wilhelmina Hart is part of the infamous class of 2020. Her high school years began with a shocking presidential election and ended with a pandemic. In the midst of this global turmoil, she also lost one of her beloved aunts, a loss she still feels keenly. Having deferred college, Wilhelmina now lives in a limbo she can see no way out of, like so many of her peers.

Wilhelmina’s personal darkness would be unbearable (especially with another monumental election looming) but for the inexplicable and seemingly magical clues that have begun to intrude on her life—flashes of bizarre, ecstatic whimsy that seem to add up to a message she can’t quite grasp. But something tells her she should follow their lead. Maybe a trail of elephants, birds, angels, and stale doughnuts will lead Wilhelmina to a door?