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The Keeper of the Door
Ethel M. Dell
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"I won't hurt you, Olga," he said. "Won't you trust me?"
Again his voice was softened to a great gentleness; yet it compelled. In another second Nick had withdrawn himself, and Max stood alone beside her bed. He stooped low over her, put back the hair from her forehead, looked intently into her eyes.
"Are you in pain?" he asked.
"No," she whispered back.
"You are sure? It doesn't hurt you to move your eyes?"
"No," she said again.
He passed his hand again over her forehead, felt her face, her temples, finally turned his attention to her pulse. As he took out his watch, she remembered again the two things that had outlasted all other impressions before she had sunk into her long sleep. And with this memory came another. She raised her ey. . . Read More
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Community Reviews
Dell’s work is always interesting. It’s fast paced and the story never drags.
However her heroines are always crying, they aren’t capable of thinking clearly. They are too helpless and weak. I like her heroes but her heroines are exasperating. Why don’t they have any common sense?
I would’ve given thi
I absolutely loved this book. I had one of the original copies given to me a a graduation gift. I had trouble putting it down after the first fifty pages. I would say it is definitely a woman's book. It is filled with drama am suspense. And the way that Ethel writes is beautiful. I can't wait to rea
Today (!) after three decades and owing help of some of FB new friends from the site dedicated to old and rare books I have discovered that the torn book with no title, no cover and no end I happened to find at home and read at the age of 15 is "The Keeper of the Door".
So I read the pre-war edition
I have mixed feelings. I can't decide if I should give three or four stars.
On one hand, there are really great scenes, especially between two main characters. Dell wrote those in such way that I almost felt I was watching movie. Gestures, facial expressions, moves - I just saw Max when he stood with
This was a pretty exciting read, though it makes me wonder if Ethel Dell's books all have the same plot elements. I mean, I'm good with melodrama, ultraconfident men, and emotionally mixed up women, but when exposed to these things for too long, I do start to chuckle and lose my immersion in the sto
Sequel to "The Way of an Eagle".
Sequels are tricky things, you always wonder if they can top the first one or even come close. Happily, this sequel was just as enjoyable as book one, and our favorite characters from book one play a major role in its follow up.
In TWOAE we had hero Nick, an ugly littl