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The Daydreamer
By Ian McEwan
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By Ian McEwan
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One of McEwan’s only books written for children, in this fantastical story, a young boy’s daydreams take him to the magical lands of fairy tale stories. Escaping his normal existence, he imagines turning into a cat, making people disappear and even trying his hand at adulthood. Many of McEwan’s favorite themes for his adult fiction make appearances even here in his children’s book.
A delightful literary foray for adults and children alike, from the inexhaustible imagination of the Booker Prize winner and bestselling author of Atonement.
“As far-fetched and funny as anything by Roald Dahl.” —Vogue
In these seven exquisitely interlinked episodes, the grown-up protagonist Peter Fortune reveals the secret journeys, metamorphoses, and adventures of his childhood. Living somewhere between dream and reality, Peter experiences fantastical transformations: he swaps bodies with ...
“As far-fetched and funny as anything by Roald Dahl.” —Vogue
In these seven exquisitely interlinked episodes, the grown-up protagonist Peter Fortune reveals the secret journeys, metamorphoses, and adventures of his childhood. Living somewhere between dream and reality, Peter experiences fantastical transformations: he swaps bodies with ...
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