The fifth Door
The chronicle of a child's discovery under her spiral staircase
Nonfiction, Family & Relationships, Family Relationships, Siblings, Biography & Memoir
| Author: | Anthony Thomas | ISBN: | 9780991822126 |
| Publisher: | Anthony Thomas | Publication: | December 23, 2012 |
| Imprint: | Language: | English |
| Author: | Anthony Thomas |
| ISBN: | 9780991822126 |
| Publisher: | Anthony Thomas |
| Publication: | December 23, 2012 |
| Imprint: | |
| Language: | English |
The Fifth Door - INTRODUCTION
Based on a child’s account of her bizarre discovery of a blue container in a small room under the spiral stairs at home. With her vanished teenage sister’s birth date and a file number. Her sister Toni that she hasn’t seen, heard from or heard much about in over four years.
The contents of the room guarded by the fifth door were out of sight and out of mind to everyone until curious twelve year old Danielle became lethargic half way through her dad’s request to pack away her suitcases in the storage room in the basement. She instead went to the small space that served as refuge for several plastic storage containers the size of laundry baskets, but covered and without the vertical slots that allows the dirty laundry to breath. A total of eight containers, each filled with documents, all sorts of documents, CD’s, diaries, binders and tons of photos were among the stash.
The discovery peaked her interest and fuelled her desire to dig deeper into the meaning behind especially the blue container with those numbers; to her it was not just another storage container. She was convinced it had answers to questions buried deep down inside of her, unansered questions yearning for answers.
Here's one review:
"You will be changed by this book...
From the moment I began to read this book I could not put it down! I was gripped by the story as well as the excellent story telling. I read it straight through the same day!! Not only was I touched by the author's desire to be authentic and share his painful truth, but I wondered at the courage it took to be so vulnerable, yet so strong, while confronted with the unexpected in life. Reading this book reminds me that we are all human, but we must strive to maintain our humanity by being compassionate and thoughtful of others. We can see today, but we don't see tomorrow. The writer painted such a vivid picture with rich descriptions, that at times I felt I was there going through the experience. Truly an excellent read!" - Dee Grant
Written and illustrated by: Anthony Thomas
The Fifth Door - INTRODUCTION
Based on a child’s account of her bizarre discovery of a blue container in a small room under the spiral stairs at home. With her vanished teenage sister’s birth date and a file number. Her sister Toni that she hasn’t seen, heard from or heard much about in over four years.
The contents of the room guarded by the fifth door were out of sight and out of mind to everyone until curious twelve year old Danielle became lethargic half way through her dad’s request to pack away her suitcases in the storage room in the basement. She instead went to the small space that served as refuge for several plastic storage containers the size of laundry baskets, but covered and without the vertical slots that allows the dirty laundry to breath. A total of eight containers, each filled with documents, all sorts of documents, CD’s, diaries, binders and tons of photos were among the stash.
The discovery peaked her interest and fuelled her desire to dig deeper into the meaning behind especially the blue container with those numbers; to her it was not just another storage container. She was convinced it had answers to questions buried deep down inside of her, unansered questions yearning for answers.
Here's one review:
"You will be changed by this book...
From the moment I began to read this book I could not put it down! I was gripped by the story as well as the excellent story telling. I read it straight through the same day!! Not only was I touched by the author's desire to be authentic and share his painful truth, but I wondered at the courage it took to be so vulnerable, yet so strong, while confronted with the unexpected in life. Reading this book reminds me that we are all human, but we must strive to maintain our humanity by being compassionate and thoughtful of others. We can see today, but we don't see tomorrow. The writer painted such a vivid picture with rich descriptions, that at times I felt I was there going through the experience. Truly an excellent read!" - Dee Grant
Written and illustrated by: Anthony Thomas
